Where does “kuvaympyrä” come from?
kuvaympyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ympyrä, from Finnish ympyriäinen, from Finnish ympäri, from Proto-Finnic ümpärik, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
kuvaympyrä (Finnish): image circle
Definitions
- image circle
Ancestry of “kuvaympyrä”, step by step
kuvaympyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ympyrä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ympyrä | circle; in plural orb; roundel |
| 2 | Finnish | ympyriäinen | round |
| 3 | Finnish | ympäri | around; over, upside down; around, on the... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ümpärik | around |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |