Where does “laudankappale” come from?

laudankappale (Finnish) comes from Finnish lauta, from Proto-Finnic lauta, from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

laudankappale (Finnish): piece of wood

Definitions

  1. piece of wood

Ancestry of “laudankappale”, step by step

laudankappale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlautaA board; An element in many compound words, where...
2Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
3Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish kappale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkappaleobject; piece; track, song
2Proto-Finnickapalehpiece
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá →Every word from Proto-Finnic lauta →