Where does “vilkkumajakka” come from?
vilkkumajakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish majakka, from Russian мая́к, from Slavic majakъ, from Proto-Slavic majati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ-.
vilkkumajakka (Finnish): flashing light
Ancestry of “vilkkumajakka”, step by step
vilkkumajakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish majakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | majakka | lighthouse; beacon; rotating light, beacon |
| 2 | Russian | мая́к | lighthouse |
| 3 | Slavic | majakъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | majati | to beckon; to wave; to detain, to dawdle |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | māˀ- | — |
via Finnish vilkku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vilkku | blinker; turn signal |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |