Where does “heikkotasoinen” come from?

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

heikkotasoinen (Finnish): substandard, poor, of low level

Definitions

  1. substandard, poor, of low level

Ancestry of “heikkotasoinen”, step by step

heikkotasoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tasoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasoinenof or having a certain standard or level; -level
2Finnishtasolevel; standard; wing
3Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
4Proto-Finnictasaeven
5Proto-Uralictaśaeven

via Finnish heikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheikkoweak; faint; feeble
Every word from Proto-Uralic taśaEvery word from Proto-Finnic tasaEvery word from Finnish tasa