Where does “vakiomitta” come from?

vakiomitta (Finnish) comes from Finnish vakio, from Finnish väkä, from Proto-Finnic vaka — calm; steady, stable.

vakiomitta (Finnish): standard dimension(s)

Definitions

  1. standard dimension(s)

Ancestry of “vakiomitta”, step by step

vakiomitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakioconstant
2Finnishväkäbarb; fluke
3Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Finnic vaka →Every word from Finnish väkä →Every word from Finnish vakio →