Where does “lautailija” come from?

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

lautailija (Finnish): surfer

Definitions

  1. surfer

Ancestry of “lautailija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlautaillato skateboard
2FinnishlautaA board; An element in many compound words, where...
3Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
4Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “lautailija”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá →Every word from Proto-Finnic lauta →