Where does “löytötavara” come from?

löytötavara (Finnish) comes from Finnish löytö, from Finnish löytää, from Proto-Finnic leütädäk, from Proto-Germanic hleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw-.

löytötavara (Finnish): lost and found item, lost article

Definitions

  1. lost and found item, lost article

Ancestry of “löytötavara”, step by step

löytötavara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish löytö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlöytödiscovery; find; bargain
2FinnishlöytääTo find; to discover; to come across
3Proto-Finnicleütädäkto find, to discover
4Proto-Germanichleutanąto cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)klēw-

via Finnish tavara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtavaragood, goods, ware, article; belongings, stuff;...
2HungarianUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Uralic-i
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw-Every word from Proto-Germanic hleutanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic leütädäk
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