Where does “latauskahva” come from?
latauskahva (Finnish) comes from Finnish lataus, 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.
latauskahva (Finnish): charging handle
Definitions
- charging handle
Ancestry of “latauskahva”, step by step
latauskahva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lataus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lataus | charge; download |
| 2 | Finnish | ladata | to load; to charge; to download |
| 3 | Swedish | ladda | to load; to charge |
| 4 | Old Norse | hlaða | to load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaþaną | to load |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂- | to put; to lay out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |