Where does “keittiövaaka” come from?

keittiövaaka (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaaka, from Old Swedish vāgh, from Old Norse vág, from Proto-Germanic wēgō, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

keittiövaaka (Finnish): kitchen scale

Definitions

  1. kitchen scale

Ancestry of “keittiövaaka”, step by step

keittiövaaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaakascales; horizontal
2Old Swedishvāgh—
3Old Norsevágbalance, scales; weight
4Proto-Germanicwēgōscales; weight
5Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Finnish keittiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeittiökitchen; cuisine
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgō →