Where does “kaukosäätölaite” come from?
kaukosäätölaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish laite, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
kaukosäätölaite (Finnish): remote adjustment device, remote control device
Definitions
- remote adjustment device, remote control device
Ancestry of “kaukosäätölaite”, step by step
kaukosäätölaite 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 kaukosäätö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaukosäätö | remote adjustment, remote control |
| 2 | Finnish | säätö | adjustment, control, regulation; tuning, messing... |
| 3 | Finnish | säätää | to adjust, regulate, tune, control; to enact;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | säätädäk | to arrange, organize |