Where does “kuvittelukyky” come from?
kuvittelukyky (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuvittelu, from Finnish kuvitella, 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.
kuvittelukyky (Finnish): ability to imagine, imagination
Definitions
- ability to imagine, imagination
Ancestry of “kuvittelukyky”, step by step
kuvittelukyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuvittelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuvittelu | imagining act, process of imagining |
| 2 | Finnish | kuvitella | To imagine |
| 3 | Finnish | kuvittaa | To illustrate |
| 4 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via Finnish kyky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyky | ability, capacity, capability; a capable person,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kyetä | To be able to, be capable of, can, be competent... |
| 3 | Finnish | -etä | Front vowel variant of -eta |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -t'ak | Forms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |