Where does “vertauskuvallinen” come from?
vertauskuvallinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vertauskuva, from Finnish vertaus, from Finnish verrata, from Finnish verta, from Proto-Finnic verta, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vertauskuvallinen (Finnish): metaphorical; symbolic, symbolical
Definitions
- metaphorical; symbolic, symbolical
Ancestry of “vertauskuvallinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vertauskuva | allegory |
| 2 | Finnish | vertaus | comparison, parable, analog, simile, allegory |
| 3 | Finnish | verrata | to compare, contrast |
| 4 | Finnish | verta | match equal or superior in comparison now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | verta | match equal or superior in comparison |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |