Where does “erotuskynnys” come from?

erotuskynnys (Finnish) comes from Finnish erotus, from Finnish erottaa, from Finnish erota, from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

erotuskynnys (Finnish): difference threshold, discrimination threshold

Definitions

  1. difference threshold, discrimination threshold

Ancestry of “erotuskynnys”, step by step

erotuskynnys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish erotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisherotusdifference; difference, relative complement;...
2Finnisherottaato separate; to divide; to fire, dismiss
3Finnisherotato divorce; to differ, be different; to resign
4Finnisherodifference, distinction; Short for avioero;...
5Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
7Proto-Uralic-w

via Finnish kynnys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynnysthreshold; doorsill
2Proto-Finnickündüsthreshold
3Quechuakunturcondor
Every word from Proto-Uralic -wEvery word from Finnish -oEvery word from Proto-Finnic -o