Where does “laittaa” come from?

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

laittaa (Finnish): to put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize

Definitions

  1. to put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize

Ancestry of “laittaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
2Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “laittaa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →