Where does “taittomitta” come from?

taittomitta (Finnish) comes from Finnish taitto, from Finnish taittaa, from Finnish taipua, from Proto-Finnic taipudak.

taittomitta (Finnish): folding rule, folding ruler

Definitions

  1. folding rule, folding ruler

Ancestry of “taittomitta”, step by step

taittomitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaittolayout
2Finnishtaittaato fold; to break; to refract
3Finnishtaipuato become curved, to bend; to change one's...
4Proto-Finnictaipudak—

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Finnic taipudak →Every word from Finnish taipua →Every word from Finnish taittaa →