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Where does “sarjakuvalehti” come from?

sarjakuvalehti (Finnish) comes from Finnish sarjakuva, 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.

sarjakuvalehti (Finnish): comic book

Definitions

  1. comic book

Ancestry of “sarjakuvalehti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsarjakuvacomics, artistic medium; comic strip
2Finnishkuvapicture; image; photograph, photo
3Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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