Where does “vokaaliharmonia” come from?
vokaaliharmonia (Finnish) comes from Finnish vokaali, from Swedish vokal, from Latin vōcālis, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
vokaaliharmonia (Finnish): vowel harmony
Definitions
- vowel harmony
Ancestry of “vokaaliharmonia”, step by step
vokaaliharmonia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vokaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vokaali | vowel |
| 2 | Swedish | vokal | vocal, using the voice; vocal; a vowel |
| 3 | Latin | vōcālis | uttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal |
| 4 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via Finnish harmonia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harmonia | harmony; Partitive singular form of harmoni |
| 2 | Latin | harmonia | harmony, concordance of sounds; music, singing,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |