Where does “valonkajastus” come from?
valonkajastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.
valonkajastus (Finnish): gleam of light
Ancestry of “valonkajastus”, step by step
valonkajastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valo | light |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | valo | light visible radiation |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | waĺɜ | — |
via Finnish kajastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kajastus | shimmer, glimmer; dawn; reflection |
| 2 | Finnish | kajastaa | to dawn; to be barely visible, seem to be, be in... |
| 3 | Finnish | -stää | Front vowel variant of -staa |