Where does “vakakuva” come from?

vakakuva (Finnish) comes 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.

vakakuva (Finnish): static image, still image, still photo

Definitions

  1. static image, still image, still photo

Ancestry of “vakakuva”, step by step

vakakuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuva

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

via Finnish väkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväkäbarb; fluke
2Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuwwô →