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

Definitions

  1. block diagram

Ancestry of “lohkokaavio”, step by step

lohkokaavio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lohko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohkosection; lobe; block, chunk
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w

via Finnish kaavio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaviodiagram, scheme, chart
2Finnishkaavapattern; layout; formula
3Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Uralic -wEvery word from Finnish -oEvery word from Proto-Finnic -o