Where does “valoläiskä” come from?

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

valoläiskä (Finnish): patch, blob or smudge of light

Definitions

  1. patch, blob or smudge of light

Ancestry of “valoläiskä”, step by step

valoläiskä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valo

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

via Finnish läiskä

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