Where does “mittakaava” come from?

mittakaava (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaava, from Proto-Germanic skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

mittakaava (Finnish): scale

Definitions

  1. scale

Ancestry of “mittakaava”, step by step

mittakaava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaavapattern; layout; formula
2Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure

Words derived from “mittakaava”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōną →Every word from Finnish kaava →