Where does “valotusvirhe” come from?

valotusvirhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish valotus, from Finnish valottaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

valotusvirhe (Finnish): exposure problem, exposure mistake

Definitions

  1. exposure problem, exposure mistake

Ancestry of “valotusvirhe”, step by step

valotusvirhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalotusexposure
2FinnishvalottaaTo expose; To illuminate
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-

via Finnish virhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirhemistake; error; flaw
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttääEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak