Where does “av-laitteisto” come from?

av-laitteisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish laitteisto, from Finnish laite, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

av-laitteisto (Finnish): audiovisual equipment

Definitions

  1. audiovisual equipment

Ancestry of “av-laitteisto”, step by step

av-laitteisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laitteisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitteistohardware, apparatus, equipment
2Finnishlaiteapparatus, device; ride
3Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
4Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishavAbbreviation of alustava varaus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →
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