Where does “näkökartio” come from?

näkökartio (Finnish) comes from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

näkökartio (Finnish): view frustum

Definitions

  1. view frustum

Ancestry of “näkökartio”, step by step

näkökartio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
2Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish kartio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkartiocone; fan
2Proto-Celtickarti-to drive out, expel
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic näko →