Where does “konenäkö” come from?
konenäkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
konenäkö (Finnish): machine vision
Ancestry of “konenäkö”, step by step
konenäkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näkö | sight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | näko | sight, vision; look, appearance; face |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish kone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kone | machine; appliance; Short for lentokone |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | koneh | magic |