Where does “vertailukelpoisuus” come from?
vertailukelpoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vertailukelpoinen, 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- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vertailukelpoisuus (Finnish): comparability the quality of something that can reasonably be compared with something else
Definitions
- comparability the quality of something that can reasonably be compared with something else
Ancestry of “vertailukelpoisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vertailukelpoinen | comparable |
| 2 | Finnish | vertailu | comparison |
| 3 | Finnish | vertailla | To compare |
| 4 | Finnish | verrata | to compare, contrast |
| 5 | Finnish | verta | match equal or superior in comparison now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | verta | match equal or superior in comparison |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |