Where does “sovitusmalli” come from?

sovitusmalli (Finnish) comes from Finnish malli, from Swedish mall, from Dutch mal, from Old French mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

sovitusmalli (Finnish): fitting guide, sizing guide; fitting template, sizing template

Definitions

  1. fitting guide, sizing guide; fitting template, sizing template

Ancestry of “sovitusmalli”, step by step

sovitusmalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish malli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmallimodel, template; model, mannequin; example, a...
2Swedishmalla template
3Dutchmalmold, cast; foolish, crazy, lacking common sense
4Old Frenchmole
5Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos
8Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Finnish sovitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsovitusfitting; arrangement; atonement
2Finnishsovittaato fit, try on; to adapt; to atone for, expiate
3Finnishsopiato fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,...
4Proto-Finnicsopidakto fit; to suit, to be suitable
5Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
6Proto-Uralicśopaclothing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós