Where does “alkulataus” come from?

alkulataus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lataus, from Finnish ladata, from Swedish ladda, from Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

alkulataus (Finnish): initial charge

Definitions

  1. initial charge

Ancestry of “alkulataus”, step by step

alkulataus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lataus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlatauscharge; download
2Finnishladatato load; to charge; to download
3Swedishladdato load; to charge
4Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
5Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
7Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Finnish alku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalkustart, beginning, inception, incipience; first,...
2Finnishalkaato begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin
3Proto-Finnicalkadakto begin, to start
4Proto-Uralicalka-beginning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →