Where does “tasain” come from?

tasain (Finnish) comes from Finnish tasata, from Finnish tasa, from Proto-Finnic tasa, from Proto-Uralic taśa — even.

tasain (Finnish): equaliser/equalizer, balancer device which equalizes or balances, or ensures that something is divided or distributed evenly

Definitions

  1. equaliser/equalizer, balancer device which equalizes or balances, or ensures that something is divided or distributed evenly

Ancestry of “tasain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasatato divide into equal parts; to level; to equalize
2Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
3Proto-Finnictasaeven
4Proto-Uralictaśaeven
Every word from Proto-Uralic taśa →Every word from Proto-Finnic tasa →Every word from Finnish tasa →