Where does “valokaasu” come from?

valokaasu (Finnish) comes from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.

valokaasu (Finnish): illuminating gas

Definitions

  1. illuminating gas

Ancestry of “valokaasu”, step by step

valokaasu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—

via Finnish kaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasugas; gas pedal; "olla kaasussa": to be drunk
2Proto-Uralickäsädew
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic valo →Every word from Finnish valo →