Where does “perhekuva” come from?
perhekuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish perhe, from Proto-Finnic pereh, from Proto-Finnic perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.
perhekuva (Finnish): family portrait
Definitions
- family portrait
Ancestry of “perhekuva”, step by step
perhekuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish perhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perhe | family, nuclear family |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pereh | family, nuclear family |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | perä | rear, back; far end |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | hindquarters, back part of something |
via Finnish kuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |