Where does “vuokaavio” come from?

vuokaavio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaavio, from Finnish kaava, from Proto-Germanic skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

vuokaavio (Finnish): flow chart

Definitions

  1. flow chart

Ancestry of “vuokaavio”, step by step

vuokaavio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaavio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaviodiagram, scheme, chart
2Finnishkaavapattern; layout; formula
3Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

via Finnish vuo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuoflow; flux
2PolishwuThe name of the Latin-script letter W
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōną →Every word from Finnish kaava →