Where does “lainelautailija” come from?

lainelautailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish lautailija, from Finnish lautailla, from Finnish lauta, from Proto-Finnic lauta, from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

lainelautailija (Finnish): surfer

Definitions

  1. surfer

Ancestry of “lainelautailija”, step by step

lainelautailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lautailija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlautailijasurfer
2Finnishlautaillato skateboard
3FinnishlautaA board; An element in many compound words, where...
4Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
5Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish laine

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 plew- →Every word from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá →Every word from Proto-Finnic lauta →