Where does “palkkikamera” come from?

palkkikamera (Finnish) comes from Finnish kamera, from Swedish kamera, from New Latin camera obscura, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.

palkkikamera (Finnish): view camera

Definitions

  1. view camera

Ancestry of “palkkikamera”, step by step

palkkikamera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kamera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkameracamera
2Swedishkameracamera
3New Latincamera obscuradark chamber
4LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
5Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
6Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
7Proto-Iraniankamárati
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Finnish pälkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpälkkibeam, balk, girder long piece of timber, metal or concrete used in construction as horizontal support
2Swedishbalka wooden or metal beam; a bend
3EnglishbalkerOne who, or that which balks; A person who stands...
4EnglishbalkAn uncultivated ridge formed in the open field...
5Middle Englishbalkebalk, ridge, beam; Alternative form of bakke
6Old Englishbalcabalk, beam; bank, ridge; a covering
7Old Norsebalkr
8Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmáratiEvery word from Proto-Iranian kamárati