Where does “valopatruuna” come from?

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

valopatruuna (Finnish): flare cartridge

Definitions

  1. flare cartridge

Ancestry of “valopatruuna”, step by step

valopatruuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valo

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

via Finnish patruuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatruunacartridge, when used in sense concerning...
2Swedishpatroncartridge for a fire arm
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic valo →Every word from Finnish valo →