Where does “laitaesto” come from?

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

Ancestry of “laitaesto”, step by step

laitaesto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitaedge, margin, border, verge, brink, side; brim;...
2Finnish-mpiForms comparative adjectives; Forms adjectives...
3Proto-Uralic-mpa—

via Finnish esto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishestoblock, blocking, blockage; An inhibition; An...
2Finnishestääto prevent, forestall, preclude; to avert; to...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mpa →Every word from Finnish -mpi →Every word from Finnish laita →