Where does “valoelin” come from?
valoelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish elin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
valoelin (Finnish): photophore
Ancestry of “valoelin”, step by step
valoelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elin | organ of an organism; governmental body; member |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish valo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valo | light |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | valo | light visible radiation |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | waĺɜ | — |