Where does “aukkosuhde” come from?

aukkosuhde (Finnish) comes from Finnish aukko, from Proto-Finnic aukko — hole; gap, opening.

aukkosuhde (Finnish): f-number

Definitions

  1. f-number

Ancestry of “aukkosuhde”, step by step

aukkosuhde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukkohole; gap; opening
2Proto-Finnicaukkohole; gap, opening

via Finnish suhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuhdeproportion, ratio; relationship, affair; attitude
2Finnishsuhtaratio, proportion
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