Where does “laajuus” come from?

laajuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish laaja, from Proto-Finnic lakja — wide, broad.

laajuus (Finnish): scope, extent; amplitude

Definitions

  1. scope, extent; amplitude

Ancestry of “laajuus”, step by step

laajuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaajawide, broad, vast; extensive, comprehensive
2Proto-Finniclakjawide, broad

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “laajuus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic lakja →Every word from Finnish laaja →