Where does “tavaravaaka” come from?

tavaravaaka (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaaka, from Old Swedish vāgh, from Old Norse vág, from Proto-Germanic wēgō, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

tavaravaaka (Finnish): goods scale, package scale any scale, or device used to measure weight, that is designed to weigh goods as opposed to people

Definitions

  1. goods scale, package scale any scale, or device used to measure weight, that is designed to weigh goods as opposed to people

Ancestry of “tavaravaaka”, step by step

tavaravaaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaakascales; horizontal
2Old Swedishvāgh
3Old Norsevágbalance, scales; weight
4Proto-Germanicwēgōscales; weight
5Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Finnish tavara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtavaragood, goods, ware, article; belongings, stuff;...
2HungarianUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Uralic-i
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic weganąEvery word from Proto-Germanic wēgō
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