Where does “laajakangaselokuva” come from?
laajakangaselokuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish laajakangas, from Finnish kangas, from Proto-Finnic kangas, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
laajakangaselokuva (Finnish): widescreen movie, widescreen film
Definitions
- widescreen movie, widescreen film
Ancestry of “laajakangaselokuva”, step by step
laajakangaselokuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laajakangas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laajakangas | widescreen |
| 2 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
via Finnish elokuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elokuva | movie; cinema; in plural also movies, cinema |
| 2 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |