Where does “kuvanotto” come from?
kuvanotto (Finnish) comes from Finnish Otto, from German Otto, from Old High German ōt, from Proto-West Germanic aud, from Proto-Germanic audaz — wealth, riches.
kuvanotto (Finnish): taking a photo, shooting a photo
Definitions
- taking a photo, shooting a photo
Ancestry of “kuvanotto”, step by step
kuvanotto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Otto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Otto | taking act or action of taking |
| 2 | German | Otto | Otto |
| 3 | Old High German | ōt | riches; property |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aud | wealth, riches |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | audaz | wealth, riches |
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 |