Where does “itselaukaisin” come from?

itselaukaisin (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukaisin, from Finnish laukaista, from Finnish laueta, from Finnish -eta, from Proto-Finnic -nt'ak.

itselaukaisin (Finnish): self timer device on a camera that provides a delay between pressing the shutter release and the shutter's firing

Definitions

  1. self timer device on a camera that provides a delay between pressing the shutter release and the shutter's firing

Ancestry of “itselaukaisin”, step by step

itselaukaisin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laukaisin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlaukaisinA device for firing a bullet, missile etc. A...
2Finnishlaukaistato fire; to launch; to trigger
3Finnishlauetato go off; to relax; to ejaculate, to come
4Finnish-etaForms verbs from adjectives, meaning "to become "...
5Proto-Finnic-nt'ak—

via Finnish itse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
2Proto-Finnicicekself
3Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Proto-Finnic -nt'ak →Every word from Finnish -eta →Every word from Finnish laueta →