Where does “mittaväline” come from?

mittaväline (Finnish) comes from Finnish väline, from Finnish väli-, from Finnish väli, from Proto-Finnic välji.

mittaväline (Finnish): measuring instrument, measuring apparatus

Definitions

  1. measuring instrument, measuring apparatus

Ancestry of “mittaväline”, step by step

mittaväline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvälinetool, means, implement
2Finnishväli-mid-, middle-, intermediate, inter-
3Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
4Proto-Finnicvälji—

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Finnic välji →Every word from Finnish väli →Every word from Finnish väli- →
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