Where does “valokatkaisija” come from?

valokatkaisija (Finnish) comes from Finnish katkaisija, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

valokatkaisija (Finnish): light switch

Definitions

  1. light switch

Ancestry of “valokatkaisija”, step by step

valokatkaisija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katkaisija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkaisijacircuit breaker; switch
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →