Where does “tasamitta” come from?

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

tasamitta (Finnish): an exact amount of something, such as exactly one kilogram or litre of something

Definitions

  1. an exact amount of something, such as exactly one kilogram or litre of something

Ancestry of “tasamitta”, step by step

tasamitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
2Proto-Finnictasaeven
3Proto-Uralictaśaeven

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Uralic taśa →Every word from Proto-Finnic tasa →Every word from Finnish tasa →