Where does “taajuus” come from?

taajuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish taaja, from Proto-Finnic takja — dense, thick.

taajuus (Finnish): frequency

Definitions

  1. frequency

Ancestry of “taajuus”, step by step

taajuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaajathick, dense; frequent
2Proto-Finnictakjadense, thick

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “taajuus

Every word from Proto-Finnic takjaEvery word from Finnish taaja