Where does “lankalaukaisin” come from?

lankalaukaisin (Finnish) comes from Finnish lanka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

lankalaukaisin (Finnish): cable release

Definitions

  1. cable release

Ancestry of “lankalaukaisin”, step by step

lankalaukaisin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankayarn; thread; wire
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lanka—
3Proto-Germaniclangô—
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Finnish laukaisin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlaukaisinA device for firing a bullet, missile etc. A...
2Finnishlaukaistato fire; to launch; to trigger
3Finnishlauetato go off; to relax; to ejaculate, to come
4Finnish-etaForms verbs from adjectives, meaning "to become "...
5Proto-Finnic-nt'ak—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langô →