Where does “kaikuluotain” come from?
kaikuluotain (Finnish) comes from Finnish luotain, from Finnish luodata, from Finnish luoti, from Old Swedish lodh, from Middle Low German lōt, from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.
kaikuluotain (Finnish): A fathometer; A sonar
Ancestry of “kaikuluotain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | luotain | probe |
| 2 | Finnish | luodata | to plumb, cast, fathom; to sound, fathom; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | luoti | bullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | lodh | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | lōt | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | lōd | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | laud | lead |