Where does “tuplavarmistus” come from?

tuplavarmistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish varmistus, from Finnish varmistaa, from Finnish Varma, from Finnish varma, from Proto-Finnic varma — strong, sturdy.

tuplavarmistus (Finnish): double check

Definitions

  1. double check

Ancestry of “tuplavarmistus”, step by step

tuplavarmistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varmistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarmistuscheck; the act of checking
2FinnishvarmistaaTo make sure, to recheck, to verify, to...
3FinnishVarmasure, certain
4Finnishvarmasure, certain; sure, confident
5Proto-Finnicvarmastrong, sturdy

via Finnish tupla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupladouble
2Swedishdubbladouble down
Every word from Proto-Finnic varma →Every word from Finnish varma →Every word from Finnish Varma →