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Where does “vertailuaste” come from?

vertailuaste (Finnish) comes from Finnish vertailu, from Finnish vertailla, from Finnish verrata, from Finnish verta, from Proto-Finnic verta, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vertailuaste (Finnish): degree of comparison

Definitions

  1. degree of comparison

Ancestry of “vertailuaste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvertailucomparison
2FinnishvertaillaTo compare
3Finnishverratato compare, contrast
4Finnishvertamatch ; currently mostly used in a number of...
5Proto-Finnicverta—
6Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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