Where does “välähtely” come from?

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

välähtely (Finnish): (repeatedly) flashing or blinking

Definitions

  1. (repeatedly) flashing or blinking

Ancestry of “välähtely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvälähdelläTo flash, blink
2Finnishvälähtääto glint; to flash
3Finnishvaluato run, flow (slowly), stream (slowly), pour, drip, trickle
4Finnishvalaato cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive...
5Proto-Finnicvaladakto pour; to cast
6Proto-Finno-Permicwala-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic valadak →Every word from Finnish valaa →