Where does “karaokelaite” come from?

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

karaokelaite (Finnish): karaoke machine

Definitions

  1. karaoke machine

Ancestry of “karaokelaite”, step by step

karaokelaite 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 karaoke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaraokekaraoke form of entertainment
2EnglishkaraokeA form of entertainment popular in clubs, at...
3Japaneseカラオケkaraoke: popular music remixed or arranged to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →