Where does “kuvatarkkaamo” come from?
kuvatarkkaamo (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkkaamo, from Finnish tärkätä, from Swedish stärka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.
kuvatarkkaamo (Finnish): control booth, control room, video control room
Definitions
- control booth, control room, video control room
Ancestry of “kuvatarkkaamo”, step by step
kuvatarkkaamo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarkkaamo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarkkaamo | control room |
| 2 | Finnish | tärkätä | to starch |
| 3 | Swedish | stärka | to strengthen; to starch, to apply laundry starch |
| 4 | Swedish | stärk | strong |
| 5 | Old Swedish | starker | stiff, rigid; steady; strong |
| 6 | Old Norse | sterkr | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |
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 |