Where does “laserlaite” come from?

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

laserlaite (Finnish): laser device, laser apparatus, laser installation

Definitions

  1. laser device, laser apparatus, laser installation

Ancestry of “laserlaite”, step by step

laserlaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaiteapparatus, device; ride
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish laser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaserlaser
2EnglishLASERAcronym of light amplification by stimulated...
3Latinlaserthe juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-