Where does “alkuhistoria” come from?
alkuhistoria (Finnish) comes from German Urgeschichte, from German ur-, from Middle High German ur-, from Old High German ur-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
alkuhistoria (Finnish): beginning, source that which begins or originates something
Definitions
- beginning, source that which begins or originates something
Ancestry of “alkuhistoria”, step by step
alkuhistoria traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Urgeschichte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Urgeschichte | prehistory; primeval history, Genesis 1-11 |
| 2 | German | ur- | ur-; great-; very |
| 3 | Middle High German | ur- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ur- | thoroughly |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Finnish historia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | historia | history |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 7 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |