Where does “kuvanlukija” come from?
kuvanlukija (Finnish) comes from Finnish lukija, from Ingrian lukkia, from Proto-Finnic lukedak, from Proto-Uralic luke-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
kuvanlukija (Finnish): scanner
Definitions
- scanner
Ancestry of “kuvanlukija”, step by step
kuvanlukija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lukija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lukija | reader |
| 2 | Ingrian | lukkia | to read |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lukedak | to count; to read ? |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | luke- | to count |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
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 |