Where does “kaukohakulaite” come from?

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

kaukohakulaite (Finnish): long-range pager

Definitions

  1. long-range pager

Ancestry of “kaukohakulaite”, step by step

kaukohakulaite 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 kaukohaku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaukohakupaging means of wireless telecommunication
2Finnishhakusearch; applying, application
3FinnishhakeaTo retrieve, get, fetch; To search; To apply
4Proto-Finnichakedakto pick; to fetch; to gather, to collect
5Proto-Germanicsākija-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →