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Where does “mielikuvitusmaa” come from?

mielikuvitusmaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish mielikuvitus, from Finnish kuvitus, 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.

mielikuvitusmaa (Finnish): fantasy land

Definitions

  1. fantasy land

Ancestry of “mielikuvitusmaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielikuvitusimagination; imaginary
2FinnishkuvitusThe illustration of a publication collectively
3FinnishkuvittaaTo illustrate
4Finnishkuvapicture; image; photograph, photo
5Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
7Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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