Where does “vakausleima” come from?

vakausleima (Finnish) comes from Finnish vakaus, from Finnish vakaa, from Proto-Finnic vaka — calm; steady, stable.

vakausleima (Finnish): calibration stamp

Definitions

  1. calibration stamp

Ancestry of “vakausleima”, step by step

vakausleima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakausstability
2Finnishvakaasteady, stable, firm, steadfast, secure; patient,...
3Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable

via Finnish leima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleimastamp; label, mark; stain, taint, stigma
2Russianклеймо́brand, stamp, identification mark
Every word from Proto-Finnic vaka →Every word from Finnish vakaa →Every word from Finnish vakaus →