Where does “laskuharjoitus” come from?
laskuharjoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasku, from Votic laskõa, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.
laskuharjoitus (Finnish): mathematical exercise
Definitions
- mathematical exercise
Ancestry of “laskuharjoitus”, step by step
laskuharjoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lasku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lasku | descent, an instance of descending, sliding down... |
| 2 | Votic | laskõa | to let go, let loose, release |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laskedak | to drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | laćke- | — |
via Finnish harjoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harjoitus | exercise, practice; rehearsal; drill |
| 2 | Finnish | harjoittaa | to practice |
| 3 | Finnish | -oittaa | Variant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in... |