Where does “jakolaite” come from?

jakolaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish laite, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

jakolaite (Finnish): distributor device

Definitions

distributor device

Ancestry of “jakolaite”, step by step

jakolaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laite

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	laite	apparatus, device; ride
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 jako

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	jako	division, distribution, sharing, dealing; share,...
2	Proto-Finnic	jako	share, part
3	Proto-Finnic	-o	Forms action/result nouns from verbs
4	Proto-Uralic	-w	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →