Where does “näköisjulkaisu” come from?

näköisjulkaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish julkaisu, from Finnish julkaista, from Finnish julki, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.

näköisjulkaisu (Finnish): A digital edition or version of a book, etc. that looks the same as the original (as opposed to an updated version, a separate digital version with a different typeface or layout, etc.); a digital facsimile

Definitions

  1. A digital edition or version of a book, etc. that looks the same as the original (as opposed to an updated version, a separate digital version with a different typeface or layout, etc.); a digital facsimile

Ancestry of “näköisjulkaisu”, step by step

näköisjulkaisu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish julkaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjulkaisupublication; publishing; release
2FinnishjulkaistaTo publish
3Finnishjulkipublic, known, to the daylight, to the open;...
4Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
5Proto-Uralic-joblique plural

via Finnish näköinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäköinenlooking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed
2Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
3Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w
Every word from Proto-Uralic -jEvery word from Finnish -iEvery word from Finnish julki
näköisjulkaisu — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer