Where does “kuuntelulaite” come from?

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

kuuntelulaite (Finnish): wiretap

Definitions

  1. wiretap

Ancestry of “kuuntelulaite”, step by step

kuuntelulaite 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 kuuntelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuuntelulistening
2Finnishkuunnellato listen; to listen in, eavesdrop; often with...
3Proto-Finnickundeldakto listen (to)
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickontale-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →