Where does “kaistaleveys” come from?
kaistaleveys (Finnish) comes from Finnish leveys, from Finnish leveä, from Proto-Finnic levedä — wide.
Ancestry of “kaistaleveys”, step by step
kaistaleveys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish leveys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leveys | width or breadth of an object; beam; "in... |
| 2 | Finnish | leveä | wide |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | levedä | wide |
via Finnish kaista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaista | lane; band; shred, strip |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | gaistō(n)- | — |