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Where does “kuvasto” come from?

kuvasto (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.

kuvasto (Finnish): catalog, catalogue; illustrated catalogue;...

Definitions

  1. catalog, catalogue; illustrated catalogue;...

Ancestry of “kuvasto”, step by step

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