Where does “laita” come from?

laita (Finnish) comes from Finnish -mpi, from Proto-Uralic -mpa.

laita (Finnish): edge, margin, border, verge, brink, side; brim;...

Definitions

  1. edge, margin, border, verge, brink, side; brim;...

Ancestry of “laita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-mpiForms comparative adjectives; Forms adjectives...
2Proto-Uralic-mpa

Words derived from “laita

Every word from Proto-Uralic -mpaEvery word from Finnish -mpi
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