Where does “uppovaaka” come from?
uppovaaka (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.
uppovaaka (Finnish): areometer, hydrometer
Ancestry of “uppovaaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vaaka | scales; horizontal |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vāgh | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | vág | balance, scales; weight |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wēgō | scales; weight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weganą | to move, to carry; to weigh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |