Where does “laskukaava” come from?
laskukaava (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasku, from Votic laskõa, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.
laskukaava (Finnish): (mathematical) formula
Ancestry of “laskukaava”, step by step
laskukaava 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 kaava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaava | pattern; layout; formula |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skawwōną | to look, see, watch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewh₁- | to perceive; to observe |