Where does “valoanturi” come from?

valoanturi (Finnish) comes from Finnish anturi, from Finnish antaa, from Proto-Finnic antadak, from Proto-Uralic ëmta- — to give.

valoanturi (Finnish): light sensor, light detector

Definitions

  1. light sensor, light detector

Ancestry of “valoanturi”, step by step

valoanturi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish anturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishanturisensor
2Finnishantaato give; to allow; to present, donate; To let,...
3Proto-Finnicantadakto give
4Proto-Uralicëmta-to give

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëmta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic antadak →Every word from Finnish antaa →
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