Where does “laukaisulanka” come from?

laukaisulanka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lanka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

laukaisulanka (Finnish): tripwire, trigger wire

Definitions

  1. tripwire, trigger wire

Ancestry of “laukaisulanka”, step by step

laukaisulanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankayarn; thread; wire
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lanka—
3Proto-Germaniclangô—
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

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 dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langô →