Where does “avolaitos” come from?

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

avolaitos (Finnish): open prison

Definitions

  1. open prison

Ancestry of “avolaitos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitosinstitution; faculty; facility
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →