Where does “äänentoistolaitteisto” come from?
äänentoistolaitteisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish äänentoisto, from Finnish ääni, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
äänentoistolaitteisto (Finnish): sound playback system
Definitions
- sound playback system
Ancestry of “äänentoistolaitteisto”, step by step
äänentoistolaitteisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish äänentoisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äänentoisto | sound reproduction |
| 2 | Finnish | ääni | sound; audio; voice |
| 3 | Greenlandic | Aani | — |
| 4 | Danish | ane | forefather; guess; suspect |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Finnish laitteisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laitteisto | hardware, apparatus, equipment |
| 2 | Finnish | laite | apparatus, device; ride |
| 3 | Finnish | laittaa | to put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | laittadak | to put down |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |