Where does “väriasteikko” come from?

väriasteikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish väri, from Swedish färg, from Old Swedish færgha, from Middle Low German verwe, from Old Saxon farwi, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.

väriasteikko (Finnish): color gamut, color spectrum

Definitions

  1. color gamut, color spectrum

Ancestry of “väriasteikko”, step by step

väriasteikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväricolor; flush
2Swedishfärgcolor; the spectral composition of visible light;...
3Old Swedishfærgha—
4Middle Low GermanverweAlternative form of varwe; color, paint
5Old Saxonfarwicolour
6Proto-West Germanicfarucolor; appearance; journey
7Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
8Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish asteikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasteikkoscale
2Finnish-ikkoForms nouns for groups of a particular number,...
3Proto-Finnic-ikkoForms nouns indicating a group of things
4Proto-Finnic-i-Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →