Where does “tunnistuskuva” come from?
tunnistuskuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunnistus, from Finnish tunnistaa, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.
tunnistuskuva (Finnish): police sketch, identikit
Definitions
- police sketch, identikit
Ancestry of “tunnistuskuva”, step by step
tunnistuskuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tunnistus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tunnistus | recognition, identification |
| 2 | Finnish | tunnistaa | to identify, recognise/recognize; to name |
| 3 | Finnish | tuntea | to feel, sense; to know, be familiar with |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tuntedak | to know; to feel |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | tumte- | to know |
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 |