Where does “keuhkokuva” come from?
keuhkokuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish keuhko, from Finnish kevyt, from Finnish keveä, from Proto-Finnic kepedä, from Proto-Uralic kepä — light, of little weight.
keuhkokuva (Finnish): pulmonary radiograph, chest radiograph
Definitions
- pulmonary radiograph, chest radiograph
Ancestry of “keuhkokuva”, step by step
keuhkokuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keuhko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keuhko | lung |
| 2 | Finnish | kevyt | light, lightweight |
| 3 | Finnish | keveä | lightweight |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kepedä | light, of little weight |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kepä | light, of little weight |
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 |