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Where does “laukaista” come from?

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

laukaista (Finnish): to fire; to launch; to trigger

Definitions

  1. to fire; to launch; to trigger

Ancestry of “laukaista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlauetato go off; to relax; to ejaculate, to come
2Finnish-etaForms verbs from adjectives, meaning "to become "...
3Proto-Finnic-nt'ak—

Words derived from “laukaista”

  • lyöntilaukaus
  • laukaisualusta
  • vitkalaukaisin
  • laukaisin
  • laukaisuteline
  • laukaisu
  • yhteislaukaus
  • laukaus
  • aikalaukaisin
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