Where does “valokuvaus” come from?

valokuvaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish valokuvata, from Finnish valokuva, 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.

valokuvaus (Finnish): photographing; photography; photo shoot

Definitions

  1. photographing; photography; photo shoot

Ancestry of “valokuvaus”, step by step

valokuvaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valokuvata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalokuvatato photograph
2Finnishvalokuvaphotograph, photo
3Finnishkuvapicture; image; photograph, photo
4Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “valokuvaus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European