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Where does “lähtölaskenta” come from?

lähtölaskenta (Finnish) comes from Finnish laskenta, from Finnish laskea, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.

lähtölaskenta (Finnish): countdown

Definitions

  1. countdown

Ancestry of “lähtölaskenta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaskentacomputation, calculation; calculus
2Finnishlaskeato lower, drop; to put down, set down, lay down;...
3Proto-Finniclaskedakto drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow
4Proto-Uraliclaćke-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic laćke- →