Where does “lataus” come from?

lataus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ladata, from Swedish ladda, from Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

lataus (Finnish): charge; download

Definitions

  1. charge; download

Ancestry of “lataus”, step by step

lataus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ladata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishladatato load; to charge; to download
2Swedishladdato load; to charge
3Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
4Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Romanian laț

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlațsnare; noose; loop
2Latinlātuswide, broad
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “lataus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →