Where does “cgs-järjestelmä” come from?
cgs-järjestelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish järjestelmä, from Finnish järjestää, from Finnish järki, from Proto-Finnic järki — row; order, condition.
cgs-järjestelmä (Finnish): The centimeter-gram-second system of units
Definitions
- The centimeter-gram-second system of units
Ancestry of “cgs-järjestelmä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | järjestelmä | system |
| 2 | Finnish | järjestää | to arrange; to organize |
| 3 | Finnish | järki | reason; sense |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | järki | row; order, condition |