Where does “stereonäkö” come from?

stereonäkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

stereonäkö (Finnish): stereopsis, stereoscopic vision, stereovision

Definitions

  1. stereopsis, stereoscopic vision, stereovision

Ancestry of “stereonäkö”, step by step

stereonäkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
2Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish stereo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishstereostereo
2Ancient Greekστερεόςfirm, solid, rigid; standard, of full value;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic näko →