Where does “piilokuva” come from?

piilokuva (Finnish) comes 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.

piilokuva (Finnish): hidden image or figure in an image

Definitions

  1. hidden image or figure in an image

Ancestry of “piilokuva”, step by step

piilokuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuvapicture; image; photograph, photo
2Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

via Finnish piilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiilohideout, lair, covert, hiding place; hidden
2Finnishpiilläto be hidden in, lie in; Adessive singular form...
3Proto-Finnicpiildäkto hide, to keep hidden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuwwô →