Where does “oikeanlaatuinen” come from?
oikeanlaatuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish laatu, from Russian лад, from Proto-Slavic ladъ — harmony, order.
Ancestry of “oikeanlaatuinen”, step by step
oikeanlaatuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laatu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laatu | quality; sort, kind |
| 2 | Russian | лад | harmony, concord; manner, way; mode; fret |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ladъ | harmony, order |
via Finnish oikea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oikea | right; right, correct; appropriate, proper,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | oikeda | straight; right, correct |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wojketa | — |