Where does “siluettikuva” come from?
siluettikuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish siluetti, from French Silhouette, from Basque Ziloeta, from Basque zulo, from Proto-Basque *zuLo — hole.
siluettikuva (Finnish): silhouette picture, silhouette photo, silhouette image
Definitions
- silhouette picture, silhouette photo, silhouette image
Ancestry of “siluettikuva”, step by step
siluettikuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish siluetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siluetti | A silhouette |
| 2 | French | Silhouette | silhouette |
| 3 | Basque | Ziloeta | — |
| 4 | Basque | zulo | hole; pit; den, hiding place |
| 5 | Proto-Basque | *zuLo | hole |
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 |