Where does “skaalatikku” come from?

skaalatikku (Finnish) comes from Finnish tikku, from Swedish sticka, from Czech -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

skaalatikku (Finnish): A scale ruler, architect's ruler

Definitions

  1. A scale ruler, architect's ruler

Ancestry of “skaalatikku”, step by step

skaalatikku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtikkusplinter; sliver; chip
2Swedishstickaa splinter; a knitting needle; to knit
3Czech-kaAppended to words to create a feminine version of...
4Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

via Finnish skaala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishskaalascale, scope
2Latinscālaladder
3Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kosEvery word from Czech -kaEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ъka