Where does “pimeänäkö” come from?
pimeänäkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
pimeänäkö (Finnish): night vision; Essive singular form of pimeä +...
Definitions
- night vision; Essive singular form of pimeä +...
Ancestry of “pimeänäkö”, step by step
pimeänäkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näkö | sight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | näko | sight, vision; look, appearance; face |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish pimeä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pimeä | dark; under-the-counter, cash in hand; crazy |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pimedä | dark |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | piľme | darkness; dark |
Words derived from “pimeänäkö”