Where does “Laine” come from?

Laine (Finnish) comes from Finnish laine, from Proto-Germanic *hlainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Laine (Finnish): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “Laine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlainewave
2Proto-Germanic*hlainiz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hlainiz →