Where does “valokvantti” come from?

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

valokvantti (Finnish): light quantum, photon

Definitions

  1. light quantum, photon

Ancestry of “valokvantti”, step by step

valokvantti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valo

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

via Finnish kvantti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkvanttiquantum
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic valo →Every word from Finnish valo →