Where does “vertailuluku” come from?

vertailuluku (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.

vertailuluku (Finnish): reference figure, comparative figure, benchmark (figure)

Definitions

  1. reference figure, comparative figure, benchmark (figure)

Ancestry of “vertailuluku”, step by step

vertailuluku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vertailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvertailucomparison
2FinnishvertaillaTo compare
3Finnishverratato compare, contrast
4Finnishvertamatch equal or superior in comparison now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions
5Proto-Finnicvertamatch equal or superior in comparison
6Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish luku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukunumber, count, quantity; chapter; reading
2Proto-Finniclukunumber, quantity
3Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
4Proto-Uralicluke-to count
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →