Where does “laatutapa” come from?

laatutapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish laatu, from Russian лад, from Proto-Slavic ladъ — harmony, order.

laatutapa (Finnish): participle

Definitions

  1. participle

Ancestry of “laatutapa”, step by step

laatutapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laatu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatuquality; sort, kind
2Russianладharmony, concord; manner, way; mode; fret
3Proto-Slavicladъharmony, order

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Proto-Slavic ladъ →Every word from Russian лад →Every word from Finnish laatu →