Where does “valokiila” come from?

valokiila (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiila, from Middle Low German kil, from Old Norse kjǫlr, from Proto-Norse kelu-, from Finnish Kela, from Finnish Kansaneläkelaitos, from Finnish känsä, from Finnish kanssa — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

Ancestry of “valokiila”, step by step

valokiila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiilawedge; gusset; key
2Middle Low Germankil—
3Old Norsekjǫlrkeel
4Proto-Norsekelu-—
5FinnishKelareel, spool, bobbin device around which thread, wire, cable or something similar is wound
6FinnishKansaneläkelaitosThe Social Insurance Institution of Finland official translation, a government branch that administers and provides social security benefits for all residents of Finland
7Finnishkänsäcallus
8Finnishkanssawith; also, too
9Finnishkansassa—
10Finnishkansapeople; nation
11Proto-Finnickansapeople, folk
12Proto-GermanichansōA gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómsōdunion; gathering; union, gathering
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Middle Dutchkittea wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Middle Dutch kitte →Every word from Middle English kyt →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe →