Where does “konelatoja” come from?

konelatoja (Finnish) comes from Finnish latoja, from Finnish latoa, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

konelatoja (Finnish): typesetting machine operator, machine compositor

Definitions

  1. typesetting machine operator, machine compositor

Ancestry of “konelatoja”, step by step

konelatoja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish latoja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlatojaA typesetter, typo, compositor
2FinnishlatoaTo stack, pile up, line up; To typeset, compose;...
3Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →