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
Ancestry of “kantanäky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näky | vision; an impressive physical sight |
| 2 | Finnish | nähdä | to see; to see, meet; to regard, have an outlook... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | näktäk | to see |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | näke- | to see |