Where does “laajamittainen” come from?

laajamittainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish mittainen, from Finnish mitta, from Proto-Finnic mitta — measure.

laajamittainen (Finnish): widescale

Definitions

  1. widescale

Ancestry of “laajamittainen”, step by step

laajamittainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mittainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittainenmeasuring, of a measure, being of a certain size,...
2Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
3Proto-Finnicmittameasure

via Finnish laaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaajawide, broad, vast; extensive, comprehensive
2Proto-Finniclakjawide, broad
Every word from Proto-Finnic mitta →Every word from Finnish mitta →Every word from Finnish mittainen →