Where does “valokäyrä” come from?

valokäyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish käyrä, from Proto-Finnic käkrä, from Proto-Germanic hagrō.

valokäyrä (Finnish): light curve

Definitions

  1. light curve

Ancestry of “valokäyrä”, step by step

valokäyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäyräcrooked; curve; plot, graph, diagram
2Proto-Finnickäkräbent, crooked
3Proto-Germanichagrō—

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hagrō →Every word from Proto-Finnic käkrä →Every word from Finnish käyrä →