Where does “lohkokaavio” come from?
lohkokaavio (Finnish) comes from Finnish lohko, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
lohkokaavio (Finnish): block diagram
Ancestry of “lohkokaavio”, step by step
lohkokaavio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lohko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lohko | section; lobe; block, chunk |
| 2 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish kaavio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaavio | diagram, scheme, chart |
| 2 | Finnish | kaava | pattern; layout; formula |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skawwōną | to look, see, watch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewh₁- | to perceive; to observe |