Where does “kuvatarkkailija” come from?
kuvatarkkailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkkailija, from Finnish tarkkailla, from Finnish tärkätä, from Swedish stärka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz — rigid, stiff; to love.
kuvatarkkailija (Finnish): video controller person working in a video control room
Definitions
- video controller person working in a video control room
Ancestry of “kuvatarkkailija”, step by step
kuvatarkkailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarkkailija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarkkailija | observer |
| 2 | Finnish | tarkkailla | to watch, to observe, to monitor |
| 3 | Finnish | tärkätä | to starch |
| 4 | Swedish | stärka | to strengthen; to starch, to apply laundry starch |
| 5 | Swedish | stärk | strong |
| 6 | Old Swedish | starker | stiff, rigid; steady; strong |
| 7 | Old Norse | sterkr | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 10 | 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 |