Where does “säveltaso” come from?

säveltaso (Finnish) comes from Finnish taso, from Finnish tasa, from Proto-Finnic tasa, from Proto-Uralic taśa — even.

Ancestry of “säveltaso”, step by step

säveltaso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasolevel; standard; wing
2Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
3Proto-Finnictasaeven
4Proto-Uralictaśaeven

via Finnish sävel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäveltone; melody, tune; note
Every word from Proto-Uralic taśa →Every word from Proto-Finnic tasa →Every word from Finnish tasa →
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