Where does “tämänlaatuinen” come from?

tämänlaatuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish laatu, from Russian лад, from Proto-Slavic ladъ — harmony, order.

tämänlaatuinen (Finnish): of this kind

Definitions

  1. of this kind

Ancestry of “tämänlaatuinen”, step by step

tämänlaatuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laatu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatuquality; sort, kind
2Russianладharmony, concord; manner, way; mode; fret
3Proto-Slavicladъharmony, order

via Finnish tämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtämäthis
2Proto-Finnictämäthis proximal
3Proto-Uralictäthat
Every word from Proto-Slavic ladъ →Every word from Russian лад →Every word from Finnish laatu →