Where does “tasoituslasta” come from?
tasoituslasta (Finnish) comes from Finnish tasoitus, from Finnish tasoittaa, from Finnish tasa, from Proto-Finnic tasa, from Proto-Uralic taśa — even.
tasoituslasta (Finnish): A trowel
Ancestry of “tasoituslasta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tasoitus | leveling; handicap; trim |
| 2 | Finnish | tasoittaa | to level; to flatten; to even |
| 3 | Finnish | tasa | of equal height; of the same level |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tasa | even |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | taśa | even |