Where does “kuvatulkinta” come from?
kuvatulkinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulkinta, from Finnish tulkita, from Finnish tulkki, from Old Swedish tolker, from Proto-Slavic tъlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
kuvatulkinta (Finnish): photo interpretation
Definitions
- photo interpretation
Ancestry of “kuvatulkinta”, step by step
kuvatulkinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tulkinta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tulkinta | interpretation |
| 2 | Finnish | tulkita | to interpret; to decode |
| 3 | Finnish | tulkki | interpreter |
| 4 | Old Swedish | tolker | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | tъlkъ | interpretation; interpreter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |
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 |