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

  1. of equivalent or comparable size

Ancestry of “vastaavankokoinen”, step by step

vastaavankokoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kokoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokoinensized, of the size
2Finnishkokowhole, entire; all; see all day, all night; heap
3Proto-Finnickokowhole, entire, all

via Finnish vastaava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvastaavacorresponding, similar, having equal effect;...
2Finnishvastatato answer, to reply; to respond
3Proto-Finnicvastat'akto answer, to reply
Every word from Proto-Finnic kokoEvery word from Finnish kokoEvery word from Finnish kokoinen