Where does “kuntoilulaite” come from?

kuntoilulaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuntoilu, from Finnish kuntoilla, from Finnish kunto, from Finnish kunta, from Proto-Finnic kunta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kunta.

kuntoilulaite (Finnish): exercise machine

Definitions

  1. exercise machine

Ancestry of “kuntoilulaite”, step by step

kuntoilulaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuntoilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntoilufitness; exercise
2FinnishkuntoillaTo work out, do exercise, train, keep fit
3Finnishkuntocondition; fitness; shape; form
4Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
5Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
6Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—

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
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