Where does “valonsaanti” come from?

valonsaanti (Finnish) comes from Finnish saanti, from Finnish saada, from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

valonsaanti (Finnish): getting light, light intake

Definitions

  1. getting light, light intake

Ancestry of “valonsaanti”, step by step

valonsaanti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saanti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaantisupply, yield; recall
2Finnishsaadato get, receive; to afford; usually in passive;...
3Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
4Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak →
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