Where does “tasasoukka” come from?

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

tasasoukka (Finnish): linear

Definitions

  1. linear

Ancestry of “tasasoukka”, step by step

tasasoukka 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 soukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoukkaslim
2Finnish-istaa-ize/-ise; Occasionally used for other purposes,...
Every word from Proto-Uralic taśaEvery word from Proto-Finnic tasaEvery word from Finnish tasa