Where does “lainehtia” come from?

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

lainehtia (Finnish): to wave, billow, undulate

Definitions

  1. to wave, billow, undulate

Ancestry of “lainehtia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlainewave
2Proto-Germanic*hlainiz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lainehtia”

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