Where does “vertailukehittäminen” come from?
vertailukehittäminen (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.
vertailukehittäminen (Finnish): benchmarking improving or developing a product, etc. based on comparison with a set standard
Definitions
- benchmarking improving or developing a product, etc. based on comparison with a set standard
Ancestry of “vertailukehittäminen”, step by step
vertailukehittäminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vertailu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vertailu | comparison |
| 2 | Finnish | vertailla | To compare |
| 3 | Finnish | verrata | to compare, contrast |
| 4 | Finnish | verta | match equal or superior in comparison now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | verta | match equal or superior in comparison |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Finnish kehittäminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kehittäminen | developing; Fourth infinitive of kehittää |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |