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

  1. image circle

Ancestry of “kuvaympyrä”, step by step

kuvaympyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ympyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishympyräcircle; in plural orb; roundel
2Finnishympyriäinenround
3Finnishympäriaround; over, upside down; around, on the...
4Proto-Finnicümpärikaround
5Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

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-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts