Where does “laittaja” come from?

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

laittaja (Finnish): placer, putter one who places, puts

Definitions

  1. placer, putter one who places, puts

Ancestry of “laittaja”, 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

Words derived from “laittaja”

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