Where does “kokoerottelu” come from?

kokoerottelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish erottelu, from Finnish erotella, from Finnish erottaa, from Finnish erota, from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

kokoerottelu (Finnish): size sorting, size fractionation

Definitions

  1. size sorting, size fractionation

Ancestry of “kokoerottelu”, step by step

kokoerottelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish erottelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisherotteluseparation, segregation; sorting
2FinnisherotellaTo separate, segregate
3Finnisherottaato separate; to divide; to fire, dismiss
4Finnisherotato divorce; to differ, be different; to resign
5Finnisherodifference, distinction; Short for avioero;...
6Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
8Proto-Uralic-w

via Finnish koko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokowhole, entire; all; see all day, all night; heap
2Proto-Finnickokowhole, entire, all
Every word from Proto-Uralic -wEvery word from Finnish -oEvery word from Proto-Finnic -o