Where does “reikämitta” come from?

reikämitta (Finnish) comes from Finnish reikä, from Proto-Finnic raika, from Proto-Finnic rajka.

reikämitta (Finnish): bore gauge

Definitions

  1. bore gauge

Ancestry of “reikämitta”, step by step

reikämitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish reikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreikähole; puncture; cavity
2Proto-Finnicraikahole
3Proto-Finnicrajka—

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Finnic rajka →Every word from Proto-Finnic raika →Every word from Finnish reikä →
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