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Where does “kuvittaminen” come from?

kuvittaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuvittaa, 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.

kuvittaminen (Finnish): illustration

Definitions

  1. illustration

Ancestry of “kuvittaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuvittaaTo illustrate
2Finnishkuvapicture; image; photograph, photo
3Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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