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

  1. image reproduction ability, image reproduction capability

Ancestry of “kuvantoistokyky”, step by step

kuvantoistokyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuvantoisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuvantoistoimage reproduction, video reproduction
2Finnishtoistorepetition; tautology; renewal, redoublement
3Finnishtoistaato repeat, reiterate; to play
4Finnishtoinensecond; other, another; the others, other ones
5Proto-Finnictoinensecond; other
6Proto-Finnictoothat over there, yonder distal?
7Proto-Uralictothat

via Finnish kyky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkykyability, capacity, capability; a capable person,...
2FinnishkyetäTo be able to, be capable of, can, be competent...
3Finnish-etäFront vowel variant of -eta
4Proto-Finnic-t'akForms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
Every word from Proto-Uralic toEvery word from Proto-Finnic tooEvery word from Proto-Finnic toinen