Where does “laskuaukko” come from?
laskuaukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasku, from Votic laskõa, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.
laskuaukko (Finnish): outfall, discharge (hole)
Definitions
- outfall, discharge (hole)
Ancestry of “laskuaukko”, step by step
laskuaukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lasku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lasku | descent, an instance of descending, sliding down... |
| 2 | Votic | laskõa | to let go, let loose, release |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laskedak | to drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | laćke- | — |
via Finnish aukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aukko | hole; gap; opening |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | aukko | hole; gap, opening |