Where does “valonvälähdys” come from?
valonvälähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish välähdys, from Finnish välähtää, from Finnish valua, from Finnish valaa, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.
valonvälähdys (Finnish): A flash of light
Definitions
- A flash of light
Ancestry of “valonvälähdys”, step by step
valonvälähdys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish välähdys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | välähdys | a flash, a gleam, a glint |
| 2 | Finnish | välähtää | to glint; to flash |
| 3 | Finnish | valua | to run, flow (slowly), stream (slowly), pour, drip, trickle |
| 4 | Finnish | valaa | to cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | valadak | to pour; to cast |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wala- | — |