Where does “väläys” come from?

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

väläys (Finnish): flash

Definitions

  1. flash

Ancestry of “väläys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvälähtääto glint; to flash
2Finnishvaluato run, flow (slowly), stream (slowly), pour, drip, trickle
3Finnishvalaato cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive...
4Proto-Finnicvaladakto pour; to cast
5Proto-Finno-Permicwala-—

Words derived from “väläys”

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