Where does “valokuvauslevy” come from?

valokuvauslevy (Finnish) comes from Finnish valokuvaus, 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.

valokuvauslevy (Finnish): photographic plate

Definitions

  1. photographic plate

Ancestry of “valokuvauslevy”, step by step

valokuvauslevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valokuvaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalokuvausphotographing; photography; photo shoot
2Finnishvalokuvatato photograph
3Finnishvalokuvaphotograph, photo
4Finnishkuvapicture; image; photograph, photo
5Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots

via Finnish levy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevyplate; board; slab
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésEvery word from Proto-Germanic skuwwô