Where does “vakiopituus” come from?

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

vakiopituus (Finnish): standard length

Definitions

  1. standard length

Ancestry of “vakiopituus”, step by step

vakiopituus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakio

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

via Finnish pituus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpituuslength; longitude; height
2Proto-Finnicpiduclength
Every word from Proto-Finnic vaka →Every word from Finnish väkä →Every word from Finnish vakio →