valaisin etymology

Finnish word valaisin comes from Finnish -in, Finnish valaista

Detailed word origin of valaisin

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-in Finnish (fin) Suffix variant for the illative singular, see -Vn. Instructive case suffix. (poetic) A variant for the first-person singular possessive suffix -ni. (rare) Forms the genitive plural. Forms superlative adjectives. Forms inanimate instrumental nouns from verbs.
valaista Finnish (fin) To light, illuminate. To shed light on, illuminate, clear, clear up, elucidate (to make clear).
valaisin Finnish (fin) Lamp, light (piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets). Light fixture, luminaire, light fitting, lighting fixture (complete lighting unit attached to a wall or ceiling).

Words with the same origin as valaisin

Descendants of -in
aiemmin aistin avain elin etsin heitin iso isoisä isoveli isoäiti kasvain kirjoitin laskin näytin otin pidin pieni poltin puhelin suljin tunnistin valitsin varoitin vedin ympäriinsä
Descendants of valaista
valaistuksen valaistus valaisu