Where does “valosähköinen” come from?

valosähköinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sähköinen, from Finnish sähkö, from Finnish sähähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

valosähköinen (Finnish): photovoltaic, photoelectric

Definitions

  1. photovoltaic, photoelectric

Ancestry of “valosähköinen”, step by step

valosähköinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sähköinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähköinenelectrical; e-, digital
2Finnishsähköelectricity
3Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
4Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
5Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
6Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadakEvery word from Finnish ahtaa