Where does “kuva-arvoitus” come from?
kuva-arvoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish arvoitus, from Finnish arvata, from Finnish ennalta, from Finnish -lta, from Proto-Finnic -lta — Ablative case ending.
kuva-arvoitus (Finnish): rebus puzzle
Definitions
- rebus puzzle
Ancestry of “kuva-arvoitus”, step by step
kuva-arvoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish arvoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arvoitus | riddle, puzzle, enigma; puzzle, enigma;... |
| 2 | Finnish | arvata | to guess |
| 3 | Finnish | ennalta | beforehand |
| 4 | Finnish | -lta | forms the ablative case |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -lta | Ablative case ending |
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 |