Where does “mittavajaus” come from?

mittavajaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vajaus, from Finnish vajaa, from Proto-Finnic vajaga — necessary, needed.

mittavajaus (Finnish): A deficit in quantity caused by errors in measuring

Definitions

  1. A deficit in quantity caused by errors in measuring

Ancestry of “mittavajaus”, step by step

mittavajaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vajaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvajauslack, deficiency
2Finnishvajaanot full; partial, incomplete; shy; mentally...
3Proto-Finnicvajaganecessary, needed

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Finnic vajaga →Every word from Finnish vajaa →Every word from Finnish vajaus →