Where does “esikuva” come from?
esikuva (Finnish) comes from Swedish förebild, from Swedish före, from Old Swedish fȳrir, from Old Norse fýrir, from Old Norse því, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
esikuva (Finnish): example, paragon, role model, guiding light
Definitions
- example, paragon, role model, guiding light
Ancestry of “esikuva”, step by step
esikuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förebild
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förebild | model |
| 2 | Swedish | före | in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fȳrir | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | fýrir | before, in front of |
| 5 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Finnish kuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |