Where does “kantanäky” come from?

kantanäky (Finnish) comes from Finnish näky, from Finnish nähdä, from Proto-Finnic näktäk, from Proto-Uralic näke- — to see.

kantanäky (Finnish): primal scene

Definitions

  1. primal scene

Ancestry of “kantanäky”, step by step

kantanäky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäkyvision; an impressive physical sight
2Finnishnähdäto see; to see, meet; to regard, have an outlook...
3Proto-Finnicnäktäkto see
4Proto-Uralicnäke-to see

via Finnish kanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
2Proto-Finnickantaheel
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta—
Every word from Proto-Uralic näke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic näktäk →Every word from Finnish nähdä →