Where does “viuhkasalama” come from?

viuhkasalama (Finnish) comes from Finnish viuhka, from Finnish -kkä, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

viuhkasalama (Finnish): blue jet type of lightning

Definitions

  1. blue jet type of lightning

Ancestry of “viuhkasalama”, step by step

viuhkasalama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viuhka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviuhkahand fan, fan; fan; luck
2Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish Salama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSalamalightning, bolt
2Proto-Finnicsalamalightning
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →