Where does “vakiosuhde” come from?

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

vakiosuhde (Finnish): constant ratio

Definitions

  1. constant ratio

Ancestry of “vakiosuhde”, step by step

vakiosuhde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakio

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

via Finnish suhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuhdeproportion, ratio; relationship, affair; attitude
2Finnishsuhtaratio, proportion
Every word from Proto-Finnic vaka →Every word from Finnish väkä →Every word from Finnish vakio →