Where does “las” come from?

las (Estonian) comes from Estonian laskma, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.

las (Estonian): second-person singular imperative of laskma

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of laskma

Ancestry of “las”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlaskmato let, to allow; to fire, to shoot; to lower
2Proto-Finniclaskedakto drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow
3Proto-Uraliclaćke-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic laćke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic laskedak →Every word from Estonian laskma →