Where does “laukaisulaite” come from?

laukaisulaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish laite, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

laukaisulaite (Finnish): trigger device

Definitions

  1. trigger device

Ancestry of “laukaisulaite”, step by step

laukaisulaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaiteapparatus, device; ride
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish laukaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukaisufiring; launch
2Finnishlaukaistato fire; to launch; to trigger
3Finnishlauetato go off; to relax; to ejaculate, to come
4Finnish-etaForms verbs from adjectives, meaning "to become "...
5Proto-Finnic-nt'ak—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →