Where does “suhdeviivain” come from?

suhdeviivain (Finnish) comes from Finnish viivain, from Finnish viiva, from Finnish vije-.

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

Definitions

  1. A scale ruler, architect's ruler

Ancestry of “suhdeviivain”, step by step

suhdeviivain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viivain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishviivainA ruler; A straightedge; Genitive plural form...
2Finnishviivaline; dash, hyphen; bar
3Finnishvije-—

via Finnish suhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuhdeproportion, ratio; relationship, affair; attitude
2Finnishsuhtaratio, proportion
Every word from Finnish vije- →Every word from Finnish viiva →Every word from Finnish viivain →