Where does “laitevaurio” come from?

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

laitevaurio (Finnish): device damage

Definitions

  1. device damage

Ancestry of “laitevaurio”, step by step

laitevaurio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaiteapparatus, device; ride
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish vaurio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvauriodamage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic laittadak
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