Where does “johdannaisyksikkö” come from?

johdannaisyksikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish yksikkö, from Finnish -kkö, from Proto-Finnic -kkoi — Forms diminutive nouns.

johdannaisyksikkö (Finnish): derived unit any unit derived from one of the seven base units

Definitions

  1. derived unit any unit derived from one of the seven base units

Ancestry of “johdannaisyksikkö”, step by step

johdannaisyksikkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yksikkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyksikköunit; singular; single
2Finnish-kköFront vowel variant of -kko
3Proto-Finnic-kkoiForms diminutive nouns

via Finnish johdannainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjohdannainenA derivative
2Finnishjohtaato lead, take, show someone the way to; to guide,...
3Proto-Finnicjohtadakto lead, to guide
Every word from Proto-Finnic -kkoi →Every word from Finnish -kkö →Every word from Finnish yksikkö →