Where does “valokovetin” come from?

valokovetin (Finnish) comes from Finnish kovetin, from Finnish kovettaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

valokovetin (Finnish): curing light, dental curing light

Definitions

  1. curing light, dental curing light

Ancestry of “valokovetin”, step by step

valokovetin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kovetin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkovetinhardener substance that hardens
2Finnishkovettaato harden
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →