Where does “valohämy” come from?
valohämy (Finnish) comes from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.
valohämy (Finnish): chiaroscuro
Ancestry of “valohämy”, step by step
valohämy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valo | light |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | valo | light visible radiation |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | waĺɜ | — |
via Finnish hämy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hämy | twilight, gloom |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |