Where does “valistaja” come from?

valistaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish valistaa, from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.

valistaja (Finnish): enlightener, educator

Definitions

  1. enlightener, educator

Ancestry of “valistaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalistaato enlighten, to inform, to educate
2Finnishvalolight
3Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic valo →Every word from Finnish valo →
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