Where does “kuvittaa” come from?

kuvittaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuva, from Proto-Germanic skuwwô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

kuvittaa (Finnish): To illustrate

Definitions

  1. To illustrate

Ancestry of “kuvittaa”, step by step

kuvittaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Ingrian kuva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankuvaimage

Words derived from “kuvittaa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésEvery word from Proto-Germanic skuwwô