Where does “keittotaso” come from?
keittotaso (Finnish) comes from Finnish taso, from Finnish tasa, from Proto-Finnic tasa, from Proto-Uralic taśa — even.
keittotaso (Finnish): cooktop
Ancestry of “keittotaso”, step by step
keittotaso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taso | level; standard; wing |
| 2 | Finnish | tasa | of equal height; of the same level |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tasa | even |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taśa | even |
via Finnish keitto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keitto | soup; boiling; booze |
| 2 | Finnish | keittää | To boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | keje- | — |