Where does “valosähköilmiö” come from?

valosähköilmiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilmiö, from Finnish ilm-, from Finnish ilmetä, from Finnish ilmi, from Finnish Ilma, from Finnish -ri, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i — oblique plural.

valosähköilmiö (Finnish): photovoltaic effect

Definitions

  1. photovoltaic effect

Ancestry of “valosähköilmiö”, step by step

valosähköilmiö traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilmiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmiöphenomenon
2Finnishilm-
3FinnishilmetäTo appear, turn out; to become apparent; to arise
4Finnishilmipublic, known, to the daylight, to the open;...
5FinnishIlmaair
6Finnish-riUsed to create names of occupations from nouns or...
7Finnish-raForms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal...
8Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
9Proto-Uralic-joblique plural

via Finnish sähkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähköelectricity
2Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ
Every word from Proto-Uralic -jEvery word from Finnish -iEvery word from Finnish -ri