Where does “tasajako” come from?

tasajako (Finnish) comes from Finnish jako, from Proto-Finnic jako, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

tasajako (Finnish): even split, equal split

Definitions

  1. even split, equal split

Ancestry of “tasajako”, step by step

tasajako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjakodivision, distribution, sharing, dealing; share,...
2Proto-Finnicjakoshare, part
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish tasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
2Proto-Finnictasaeven
3Proto-Uralictaśaeven
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic jako →
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