Where does “järvenlasku” come from?
järvenlasku (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasku, from Votic laskõa, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.
järvenlasku (Finnish): lowering the surface of a lake
Definitions
- lowering the surface of a lake
Ancestry of “järvenlasku”, step by step
järvenlasku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lasku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lasku | descent, an instance of descending, sliding down... |
| 2 | Votic | laskõa | to let go, let loose, release |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laskedak | to drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | laćke- | — |
via Finnish järvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | järvi | lake |
| 2 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |