Where does “hiililasti” come from?

hiililasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lästi, from Swedish läst, from Middle Low German last, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

hiililasti (Finnish): coal cargo

Definitions

  1. coal cargo

Ancestry of “hiililasti”, step by step

hiililasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lästi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlästilast
2Swedishlästread; a shoe last; whence the adjective
3Middle Low Germanlast
4Old Saxonhladanto load, to lade
5Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
6Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
8Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂-