Where does “asemakaava” come from?

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

asemakaava (Finnish): A city plan or town plan, which shows in detail...

Definitions

  1. A city plan or town plan, which shows in detail...

Ancestry of “asemakaava”, step by step

asemakaava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaava

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

via Finnish asema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasemastate, position, situation; status; station

Words derived from “asemakaava

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōnąEvery word from Finnish kaava
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