Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “jätelaitos” come from? jätelaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish laitos, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
jätelaitos (Finnish): waste management facility, waste disposal facility
Definitions waste management facility, waste disposal facility Ancestry of “jätelaitos”, step by step jätelaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laitos Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish laitos institution; faculty; facility 2 Finnish laittaa to put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize 3 Proto-Finnic laittadak to put down 4 Proto-Germanic lagjaną to lay, to place in a resting position 5 Proto-Indo-European legʰ- to lie
via Finnish jäte Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish jäte waste, garbage, rubbish 2 Finnish jättää to leave; to take, drop off, deliver; to submit 3 Proto-Finnic jättädäk to leave 4 Proto-Finnic -ttadak Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... 5 Proto-Uralic -kta- —