Where does “juomalaite” come from?

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

juomalaite (Finnish): drinking fountain

Definitions

  1. drinking fountain

Ancestry of “juomalaite”, step by step

juomalaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaiteapparatus, device; ride
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish juoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuomadrink; beverage; Agent participle of juoda
2Proto-Finnicjoomadrink; beverage
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →