Where does “sivistystaso” come from?

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

sivistystaso (Finnish): level of education, level of civilization

Definitions

  1. level of education, level of civilization

Ancestry of “sivistystaso”, step by step

sivistystaso 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 sivistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivistyslearning, scholarship, sophistication, erudition,...
2Finnishsivistääto civilize
3Finnishsiveächaste; modest
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśiwa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic taśa →Every word from Proto-Finnic tasa →Every word from Finnish tasa →