Where does “kuvantoistokyky” come from?
kuvantoistokyky (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuvantoisto, from Finnish toisto, from Finnish toistaa, from Finnish toinen, from Proto-Finnic toinen, from Proto-Finnic too, from Proto-Uralic to — that.
kuvantoistokyky (Finnish): image reproduction ability, image reproduction capability
Definitions
- image reproduction ability, image reproduction capability
Ancestry of “kuvantoistokyky”, step by step
kuvantoistokyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuvantoisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuvantoisto | image reproduction, video reproduction |
| 2 | Finnish | toisto | repetition; tautology; renewal, redoublement |
| 3 | Finnish | toistaa | to repeat, reiterate; to play |
| 4 | Finnish | toinen | second; other, another; the others, other ones |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | toinen | second; other |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | too | that over there, yonder distal? |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | to | that |
via Finnish kyky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyky | ability, capacity, capability; a capable person,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kyetä | To be able to, be capable of, can, be competent... |
| 3 | Finnish | -etä | Front vowel variant of -eta |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -t'ak | Forms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |