Where does “tasajakauma” come from?
tasajakauma (Finnish) comes from Finnish jakauma, from Finnish -uma, from Finnish -ma, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
tasajakauma (Finnish): uniform distribution
Ancestry of “tasajakauma”, step by step
tasajakauma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jakauma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jakauma | distribution |
| 2 | Finnish | -uma | Variant of -ma; forms passive action/result nouns... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; The suffix... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish tasa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tasa | of equal height; of the same level |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tasa | even |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | taśa | even |