Where does “kuvataso” come from?

kuvataso (Finnish) comes from Finnish taso, from Finnish tasa, from Proto-Finnic tasa, from Proto-Uralic taśa — even.

kuvataso (Finnish): image layer

Definitions

  1. image layer

Ancestry of “kuvataso”, step by step

kuvataso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasolevel; standard; wing
2Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
3Proto-Finnictasaeven
4Proto-Uralictaśaeven

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-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Uralic taśa →Every word from Proto-Finnic tasa →Every word from Finnish tasa →