Where does “pienikuvioinen” come from?
pienikuvioinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -kuvioinen, from Finnish kuvio, from Finnish kuva, from Proto-Germanic skuwwô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
pienikuvioinen (Finnish): small-patterned
Definitions
- small-patterned
Ancestry of “pienikuvioinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | -kuvioinen | Having the pattern of |
| 2 | Finnish | kuvio | figure; pattern; shape |
| 3 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |