Where does “vertausjärjestelmä” come from?

vertausjärjestelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish vertaus, 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.

vertausjärjestelmä (Finnish): reference system, frame of reference

Definitions

  1. reference system, frame of reference

Ancestry of “vertausjärjestelmä”, step by step

vertausjärjestelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vertaus

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

via Finnish järjestelmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärjestelmäsystem
2Finnishjärjestääto arrange; to organize
3Finnishjärkireason; sense
4Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →