Where does “laineittaa” come from?

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

laineittaa (Finnish): to undulate, to make wavy

Definitions

  1. to undulate, to make wavy

Ancestry of “laineittaa”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hlainiz →