Where does “vastaavankokoinen” come from?
vastaavankokoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kokoinen, from Finnish koko, from Proto-Finnic koko — whole, entire, all.
vastaavankokoinen (Finnish): of equivalent or comparable size
Definitions
- of equivalent or comparable size
Ancestry of “vastaavankokoinen”, step by step
vastaavankokoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kokoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kokoinen | sized, of the size |
| 2 | Finnish | koko | whole, entire; all; see all day, all night; heap |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | koko | whole, entire, all |
via Finnish vastaava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastaava | corresponding, similar, having equal effect;... |
| 2 | Finnish | vastata | to answer, to reply; to respond |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vastat'ak | to answer, to reply |