Where does “kirjastolautakunta” come from?

kirjastolautakunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish lautakunta, from Finnish lauta, from Proto-Finnic lauta, from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

kirjastolautakunta (Finnish): library board

Definitions

  1. library board

Ancestry of “kirjastolautakunta”, step by step

kirjastolautakunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lautakunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlautakuntaIn municipal government, a committee appointed by...
2FinnishlautaA board; An element in many compound words, where...
3Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
4Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish kirjasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjastolibrary; public library
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtáEvery word from Proto-Finnic lauta
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