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

Definitions

  1. A trowel

Ancestry of “tasoituslasta”, step by step

tasoituslasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tasoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasoitusleveling; handicap; trim
2Finnishtasoittaato level; to flatten; to even
3Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
4Proto-Finnictasaeven
5Proto-Uralictaśaeven

via Finnish lasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlastasplint; spatula, scraper; Synonym of paistinlasta
2Proto-Finniclastashake, splint, slat
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