Where does “kuvaliite” come from?
kuvaliite (Finnish) comes from Finnish liite, from Finnish liittää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
kuvaliite (Finnish): an attached appendix or supplement featuring a picture
Definitions
- an attached appendix or supplement featuring a picture
Ancestry of “kuvaliite”, step by step
kuvaliite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liite | attachment; appendix; affix |
| 2 | Finnish | liittää | to join, connect, attach, fasten; to attach,... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
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 |