Where does “elintasokilpa” come from?

elintasokilpa (Finnish) comes from Finnish elintaso, from Finnish taso, from Finnish tasa, from Proto-Finnic tasa, from Proto-Uralic taśa — even.

Ancestry of “elintasokilpa”, step by step

elintasokilpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish elintaso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelintasostandard of living
2Finnishtasolevel; standard; wing
3Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
4Proto-Finnictasaeven
5Proto-Uralictaśaeven

via Finnish kilpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpacontest, race
Every word from Proto-Uralic taśa →Every word from Proto-Finnic tasa →Every word from Finnish tasa →