Where does “valovuorokausi” come from?
valovuorokausi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuorokausi, from Finnish kausi, from Proto-Finnic kauci, from Proto-Finno-Permic kawte — road? way? passage ?.
valovuorokausi (Finnish): light day unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one day
Definitions
- light day unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one day
Ancestry of “valovuorokausi”, step by step
valovuorokausi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vuorokausi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vuorokausi | day |
| 2 | Finnish | kausi | period, age, epoch, season; term; period |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kauci | (section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kawte | road? way? passage ? |