Where does “kalanruotokuvio” come from?
kalanruotokuvio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuvio, 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.
kalanruotokuvio (Finnish): herringbone pattern
Definitions
- herringbone pattern
Ancestry of “kalanruotokuvio”, step by step
kalanruotokuvio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuvio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuvio | figure; pattern; shape |
| 2 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via Finnish kalanruoto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalanruoto | A fishbone; A skeleton of a fish. In this sense... |
| 2 | Finnish | kala | fish; fishing; seafood |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kala | fish |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kälä | fish |