Where does “laituriovi” come from?
laituriovi (Finnish) comes from Finnish laituri, from Finnish laita, from Finnish -mpi, from Proto-Uralic -mpa.
laituriovi (Finnish): platform screen door
Ancestry of “laituriovi”, step by step
laituriovi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laituri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laituri | large: pier, wharf, quay, dock, mole, landing;... |
| 2 | Finnish | laita | edge, margin, border, verge, brink, side; brim;... |
| 3 | Finnish | -mpi | Forms comparative adjectives; Forms adjectives... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -mpa | — |
via Finnish ovi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ovi | door |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ovi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | owe | door |