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Where does “laskento” come from?

laskento (Finnish) comes from Finnish laskea, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.

laskento (Finnish): calculus

Definitions

  1. calculus

Ancestry of “laskento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaskeato lower, drop; to put down, set down, lay down;...
2Proto-Finniclaskedakto drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow
3Proto-Uraliclaćke-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic laćke- →