Where does “elokuva” come from?

elokuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuva, from Proto-Germanic skuwwô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

elokuva (Finnish): movie; cinema; in plural also movies, cinema

Definitions

  1. movie; cinema; in plural also movies, cinema

Ancestry of “elokuva”, step by step

elokuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuvapicture; image; photograph, photo
2Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots

via Finnish Elo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishElolife, living
2Proto-Samicealōreindeer herd

Words derived from “elokuva

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésEvery word from Proto-Germanic skuwwô