Where does “valokisko” come from?

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

valokisko (Finnish): light rail

Definitions

  1. light rail

Ancestry of “valokisko”, step by step

valokisko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valo

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

via Finnish kisko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiskobar; rail
2Finnishkiskoato pull, wrench, tug, tear; to drag, lug, haul; ~...
3Proto-Finnickiskoidakto pull, to wrench, to tear
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic valo →Every word from Finnish valo →
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