Where does “tasokaivaus” come from?

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

tasokaivaus (Finnish): excavation in plan; excavating in layers as opposed to sections

Definitions

  1. excavation in plan; excavating in layers as opposed to sections

Ancestry of “tasokaivaus”, step by step

tasokaivaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasolevel; standard; wing
2Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
3Proto-Finnictasaeven
4Proto-Uralictaśaeven

via Finnish kaivaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaivausexcavation
2Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
3Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
4Proto-Uralickajwa-dig
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