Where does “laine” come from?

laine (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic *hlainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

laine (Finnish): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “laine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hlainiz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “laine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hlainiz →