Where does “kuvapuskuri” come from?

kuvapuskuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuva, from Proto-Germanic skuwwô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

kuvapuskuri (Finnish): framebuffer

Definitions

  1. framebuffer

Ancestry of “kuvapuskuri”, step by step

kuvapuskuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuvapicture; image; photograph, photo
2Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots

via Finnish puskuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuskuribumper; anything that rams; buffer
2Finnishpuskeato ram, to push; to gore; to header
3Proto-Finnicpuskedakto ram; to gore
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpuske-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésEvery word from Proto-Germanic skuwwô