Where does “yövalaistus” come from?
yövalaistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish valaistus, from Finnish valaista, from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.
yövalaistus (Finnish): night lighting
Ancestry of “yövalaistus”, step by step
yövalaistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valaistus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valaistus | lighting; enlightenment; bodhi |
| 2 | Finnish | valaista | to light, illuminate; to shed light on,... |
| 3 | Finnish | valo | light |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valo | light visible radiation |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | waĺɜ | — |
via Finnish yö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yö | period of day
Previous:
iltayö
Next:
aamuyö;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | öö | night |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | üje | — |