Where does “valokuvauskamera” come from?
valokuvauskamera (Finnish) comes from Finnish kamera, from Swedish kamera, from New Latin camera obscura, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
valokuvauskamera (Finnish): photo camera
Definitions
- photo camera
Ancestry of “valokuvauskamera”, step by step
valokuvauskamera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kamera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kamera | camera |
| 2 | Swedish | kamera | camera |
| 3 | New Latin | camera obscura | dark chamber |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Finnish valokuvaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valokuvaus | photographing; photography; photo shoot |
| 2 | Finnish | valokuvata | to photograph |
| 3 | Finnish | valokuva | photograph, photo |
| 4 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |