Where does “tasakohdistus” come from?

tasakohdistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kohdistus, from Finnish kohdistaa, from Finnish kohta, from Proto-Finnic kokta, from Proto-Uralic kopta — place.

tasakohdistus (Finnish): straight match wallpaper match type where every drop is aligned at the same level relative to the ceiling

Definitions

  1. straight match wallpaper match type where every drop is aligned at the same level relative to the ceiling

Ancestry of “tasakohdistus”, step by step

tasakohdistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kohdistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohdistusfocusing
2Finnishkohdistaato focus; to target; to allocate
3Finnishkohtapresently, soon; place, location, spot; A...
4Proto-Finnickoktaplace, location, spot
5Proto-Uralickoptaplace

via Finnish tasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
2Proto-Finnictasaeven
3Proto-Uralictaśaeven
Every word from Proto-Uralic koptaEvery word from Proto-Finnic koktaEvery word from Finnish kohta
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