Where does “laitos” come from?
laitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
laitos (Finnish): institution; faculty; facility
Definitions
- institution; faculty; facility
Ancestry of “laitos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | laittaa | to put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | laittadak | to put down |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
Words derived from “laitos”