Where does “kuvataiteilija” come from?
kuvataiteilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish taiteilija, from Finnish taiteilla, from Finnish taide, from Finnish taitaa, from Proto-Finnic taitadak, from Proto-Finnic taje-.
kuvataiteilija (Finnish): visual artist
Definitions
- visual artist
Ancestry of “kuvataiteilija”, step by step
kuvataiteilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taiteilija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taiteilija | artist |
| 2 | Finnish | taiteilla | To do something that demonstrates high skill,... |
| 3 | Finnish | taide | art |
| 4 | Finnish | taitaa | to know, master, command, have a command of, have... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taitadak | to know |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | taje- | — |
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 |