Where does “laskostua” come from?
laskostua (Finnish) comes from Finnish laskostaa, from Finnish laskos, from Finnish laskea, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.
laskostua (Finnish): to fold, develop folds
Ancestry of “laskostua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | laskostaa | to flute, crease; to fold |
| 2 | Finnish | laskos | fold, crease; sheet; tuck |
| 3 | Finnish | laskea | to lower, drop; to put down, set down, lay down;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | laskedak | to drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | laćke- | — |