Where does “muotivalokuvaus” come from?

muotivalokuvaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish muoti, from Swedish mod, from English mod, from English MAD, from Middle English mad, from Old English ġemǣd, from Proto-Germanic maidijaną, from Proto-Germanic maidaz — soft, tender, dear.

muotivalokuvaus (Finnish): fashion photography

Definitions

  1. fashion photography

Ancestry of “muotivalokuvaus”, step by step

muotivalokuvaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muoti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuotivogue, fashion; vogue, fad
2Swedishmodcourage; feeling
3EnglishmodAn unconventionally modern style of fashionable...
4EnglishMADInitialism of mutually assured destruction;...
5Middle EnglishmadMad, insane, deranged; not of sound mind;...
6Old Englishġemǣd
7Proto-Germanicmaidijanąto exchange, change
8Proto-Germanicmaidazhurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Finnish valokuvaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalokuvausphotographing; photography; photo shoot
2Finnishvalokuvatato photograph
3Finnishvalokuvaphotograph, photo
4Finnishkuvapicture; image; photograph, photo
5Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-