Where does “heinälato” come from?

heinälato (Finnish) comes from Finnish heinä, from Finnish kangas, from Proto-Finnic kangas, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

heinälato (Finnish): hay barn, hay shed

Definitions

  1. hay barn, hay shed

Ancestry of “heinälato”, step by step

heinälato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish heinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheinähay; grass; any similar plant, such as sedge
2Finnishkangascloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:...
3Proto-Finnickangascloth, fabric
4Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Finnish lato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlatoA hovel, barn
2Proto-Finniclatobarn, hayshed (unheated building used for storage of hay and similar)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-