Where does “tasausvara” come from?
tasausvara (Finnish) comes from Finnish tasaus, from Finnish tasata, from Finnish tasa, from Proto-Finnic tasa, from Proto-Uralic taśa — even.
tasausvara (Finnish): trimming allowance
Ancestry of “tasausvara”, step by step
tasausvara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tasaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tasaus | equalisation; leveling; justified |
| 2 | Finnish | tasata | to divide into equal parts; to level; to equalize |
| 3 | Finnish | tasa | of equal height; of the same level |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tasa | even |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | taśa | even |
via Finnish vara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vara | reserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | warō | attention, care |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |