Where does “kuva” come from?
kuva (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic skuwwô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
kuva (Finnish): picture; image; photograph, photo
Definitions
- picture; image; photograph, photo
Ancestry of “kuva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |