Where does “suuntakuvio” come from?

suuntakuvio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuvio, 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.

suuntakuvio (Finnish): antenna pattern, polar pattern of a microphone, etc

Definitions

  1. antenna pattern, polar pattern of a microphone, etc

Ancestry of “suuntakuvio”, step by step

suuntakuvio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuvio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuviofigure; pattern; shape
2Finnishkuvapicture; image; photograph, photo
3Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots

via Finnish suunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuuntadirection; hand; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésEvery word from Proto-Germanic skuwwô