Where does “valonkajo” come from?

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

valonkajo (Finnish): shimmer or gleam of light

Definitions

  1. shimmer or gleam of light

Ancestry of “valonkajo”, step by step

valonkajo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valo

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

via Finnish kajo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkajoshimmer, gleam
2Finnish-öFront vowel variant of -o
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic valo →Every word from Finnish valo →