Where does “valistusaate” come from?

valistusaate (Finnish) comes from Finnish aate, from Finnish aatella, from Finnish ajatella, from Finnish ajattaa, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati — to drive.

valistusaate (Finnish): an ideology of the Enlightenment

Definitions

  1. an ideology of the Enlightenment

Ancestry of “valistusaate”, step by step

valistusaate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaateideology
2FinnishaatellaAlternative form of ajatella
3Finnishajatellato think (about)
4FinnishajattaaTo have something driven
5Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
6Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
7Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
8Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish valistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvalistusEnlightenment
2Finnishvalistaato enlighten, to inform, to educate
3Finnishvalolight
4Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati