Where does “valoladonta” come from?

valoladonta (Finnish) comes from Finnish ladonta, from Finnish latoa, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

valoladonta (Finnish): phototypesetting, photocomposition

Definitions

  1. phototypesetting, photocomposition

Ancestry of “valoladonta”, step by step

valoladonta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ladonta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishladontatypesetting
2FinnishlatoaTo stack, pile up, line up; To typeset, compose;...
3Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Finnish valo

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

Words derived from “valoladonta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →
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