Where does “höyryvoimalaitos” come from?
höyryvoimalaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish voimalaitos, from Finnish laitos, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
höyryvoimalaitos (Finnish): steam power plant
Definitions
- steam power plant
Ancestry of “höyryvoimalaitos”, step by step
höyryvoimalaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish voimalaitos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voimalaitos | power plant |
| 2 | Finnish | laitos | institution; faculty; facility |
| 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 |