Where does “hikilaudat” come from?

hikilaudat (Finnish) comes from Finnish lauta, from Proto-Finnic lauta, from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

hikilaudat (Finnish): skis

Definitions

  1. skis

Ancestry of “hikilaudat”, step by step

hikilaudat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlautaA board; An element in many compound words, where...
2Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
3Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish hiki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhikisweat, perspiration
2Proto-Finnichikisweat, perspiration
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá →Every word from Proto-Finnic lauta →