Where does “pituusero” come from?

pituusero (Finnish) comes from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

pituusero (Finnish): difference in length

Definitions

  1. difference in length

Ancestry of “pituusero”, step by step

pituusero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisherodifference, distinction; Short for avioero;...
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish pituus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpituuslength; longitude; height
2Proto-Finnicpiduclength
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Finnish -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →