Where does “laitattaa” come from?

laitattaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

laitattaa (Finnish): to have (something) put (down or somewhere)

Definitions

  1. to have (something) put (down or somewhere)

Ancestry of “laitattaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
2Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
3Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →