Where does “laonkestävä” come from?
laonkestävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish lako, from Proto-Finnic lako, from Proto-Germanic lagą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
laonkestävä (Finnish): resistant to lodging or falling over
Definitions
- resistant to lodging or falling over
Ancestry of “laonkestävä”, step by step
laonkestävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lako
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lako | lodging |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lako | lodging (condition of a plant being flattened in the field) |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lagą | situation; law |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Finnish kestävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kestävä | durable, lasting, long-lasting; sustainable;... |
| 2 | Finnish | kestää | to cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kestädäk | to last, endure |
Words derived from “laonkestävä”