Where does “tasoitin” come from?

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

tasoitin (Finnish): leveler tool used to level

Definitions

  1. leveler tool used to level

Ancestry of “tasoitin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasoittaato level; to flatten; to even
2Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
3Proto-Finnictasaeven
4Proto-Uralictaśaeven
Every word from Proto-Uralic taśa →Every word from Proto-Finnic tasa →Every word from Finnish tasa →
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