Where does “yhdennäköisyys” come from?
yhdennäköisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhdennäköinen, from Finnish näköinen, from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
yhdennäköisyys (Finnish): likeness, similarity in looks, resemblance
Definitions
- likeness, similarity in looks, resemblance
Ancestry of “yhdennäköisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhdennäköinen | that looks like (something else), with a likeness (to) |
| 2 | Finnish | näköinen | looking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed |
| 3 | Finnish | näkö | sight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | näko | sight, vision; look, appearance; face |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |