Where does “valojuovaluoti” come from?

valojuovaluoti (Finnish) comes from Finnish luoti, from Old Swedish lodh, from Middle Low German lōt, from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.

Ancestry of “valojuovaluoti”, step by step

valojuovaluoti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luoti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluotibullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight...
2Old Swedishlodh—
3Middle Low Germanlōt—
4Old Saxonlōd—
5Proto-West Germaniclaudlead

via Finnish valojuova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalojuovastreak of light
2Finnishjuovastripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active...
3Finnishjuodato drink
4Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
5Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-West Germanic laud →