Where does “kukonaskelkuvio” come from?
kukonaskelkuvio (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.
kukonaskelkuvio (Finnish): houndstooth pattern
Definitions
- houndstooth pattern
Ancestry of “kukonaskelkuvio”, step by step
kukonaskelkuvio 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 kukonaskel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kukonaskel | cock's step; houndstooth |
| 2 | Finnish | kukko | cock, rooster; any of the traditional types of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kukkoi | rooster |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kukkaz | cock, rooster, chicken |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |