Where does “lattiakuivain” come from?

lattiakuivain (Finnish) comes from Finnish lattia, from Proto-Germanic flatją, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.

lattiakuivain (Finnish): floor wiper tool used to wipe water, etc. off floors

Definitions

  1. floor wiper tool used to wipe water, etc. off floors

Ancestry of “lattiakuivain”, step by step

lattiakuivain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lattia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlattiafloor
2Proto-Germanicflatjąa level surface; level ground; the floor of a...
3Proto-Germanicflatazflat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—

via Finnish kuivain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuivaindryer; Genitive plural form of kuiva
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plÁt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flataz →Every word from Proto-Germanic flatją →