Where does “valomonistin” come from?

valomonistin (Finnish) comes from Finnish monistin, from Finnish monistaa, from Finnish moni, from Proto-Finnic moni, from Proto-Finno-Permic mone.

valomonistin (Finnish): photomultiplier

Definitions

  1. photomultiplier

Ancestry of “valomonistin”, step by step

valomonistin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish monistin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonistinmultiplier design that multiplies, or creates multiple copies of
2Finnishmonistaato photocopy, to copy, duplicate, run off; to...
3Finnishmonimany; few, quite a few; many people, many
4Proto-Finnicmonimany
5Proto-Finno-Permicmone—

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mone →Every word from Proto-Finnic moni →Every word from Finnish moni →