Where does “pidätyskuva” come from?
pidätyskuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish pidätys, from Finnish pidättää, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pidätyskuva (Finnish): mugshot taken in conjunction with somebody's arrest
Definitions
- mugshot taken in conjunction with somebody's arrest
Ancestry of “pidätyskuva”, step by step
pidätyskuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pidätys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pidätys | arrest, seizure; detention; suspension |
| 2 | Finnish | pidättää | to hold back, restrain, hinder, curb; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
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 |