Where does “teemanäyttely” come from?
teemanäyttely (Finnish) comes from Finnish näyttely, from Finnish näytellä, from Finnish näyttää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
teemanäyttely (Finnish): themed exhibition, theme exhibition, thematic exhibition
Definitions
- themed exhibition, theme exhibition, thematic exhibition
Ancestry of “teemanäyttely”, step by step
teemanäyttely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näyttely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näyttely | exhibit, exhibition, fair, show; showing... |
| 2 | Finnish | näytellä | to act, play; to show |
| 3 | Finnish | näyttää | to show, present; to seem to do, appear to do; to... |
| 4 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish teema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teema | theme; subject |
| 2 | Latin | thema | theme, topic; the alignment of celestial bodies... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θέμα | That which is placed or laid down; Something... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |