Where does “laukaisija” come from?

laukaisija (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukaista, from Finnish laueta, from Finnish -eta, from Proto-Finnic -nt'ak.

laukaisija (Finnish): A trigger, release

Definitions

  1. A trigger, release

Ancestry of “laukaisija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukaistato fire; to launch; to trigger
2Finnishlauetato go off; to relax; to ejaculate, to come
3Finnish-etaForms verbs from adjectives, meaning "to become "...
4Proto-Finnic-nt'ak—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -nt'ak →Every word from Finnish -eta →Every word from Finnish laueta →