Where does “vihkikuva” come from?
vihkikuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish vihkiä, from Old Swedish vīghia, from Old Norse vígja, from Proto-Germanic wīhijaną, from Proto-Germanic wīhaz, from Proto-Germanic wiganą, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
vihkikuva (Finnish): wedding photo
Definitions
- wedding photo
Ancestry of “vihkikuva”, step by step
vihkikuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vihkiä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vihkiä | To marry, wed, join in holy matrimony; To ordain... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vīghia | to hallow, to consecrate |
| 3 | Old Norse | vígja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīhijaną | to hallow, to consecrate |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīhaz | sacred, holy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wiganą | to fight, to battle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Finnish kuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |