Where does “lähtötaso” come from?
lähtötaso (Finnish) comes from Finnish taso, from Finnish tasa, from Proto-Finnic tasa, from Proto-Uralic taśa — even.
lähtötaso (Finnish): starting level
Ancestry of “lähtötaso”, step by step
lähtötaso 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 lähtö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lähtö | departure; start; takeoff |
| 2 | Finnish | lähteä | to leave, go, go away, start, start out, start... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | läktedäk | to leave, to depart |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | läkte- | to leave |