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Where does “kuvaannollisesti” come from?

kuvaannollisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuvaannollinen, from Finnish kuvaanto, from Finnish kuvata, 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.

kuvaannollisesti (Finnish): figuratively

Definitions

  1. figuratively

Ancestry of “kuvaannollisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuvaannollinenfigurative
2Finnishkuvaanto—
3Finnishkuvatato picture, portray, represent; to describe,...
4Finnishkuvapicture; image; photograph, photo
5Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
7Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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