Where does “välähtää” come from?

välähtää (Finnish) comes from Finnish valua, from Finnish valaa, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.

välähtää (Finnish): to glint; to flash

Definitions

  1. to glint; to flash

Ancestry of “välähtää”, step by step

välähtää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaluato run, flow (slowly), stream (slowly), pour, drip, trickle
2Finnishvalaato cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive...
3Proto-Finnicvaladakto pour; to cast
4Proto-Finno-Permicwala-—

via Finnish ahtaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
2Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
3Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

Words derived from “välähtää”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic valadak →Every word from Finnish valaa →