Where does “tasapainokivi” come from?
tasapainokivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tasapaino, from Finnish paino, from Proto-Finnic painadak, from Proto-Uralic pajńa- — press.
tasapainokivi (Finnish): otolith
Ancestry of “tasapainokivi”, step by step
tasapainokivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tasapaino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tasapaino | An equilibrium, balance or stability; An... |
| 2 | Finnish | paino | weight; press; press, weight |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | painadak | to push, to press |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pajńa- | press |
via Finnish kivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 2 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |