Where does “lautailu” come from?

lautailu (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.

lautailu (Finnish): any hobby or sport where one uses a board; skateboarding, surfboarding, snowboarding, etc. often depends on context

Definitions

  1. any hobby or sport where one uses a board; skateboarding, surfboarding, snowboarding, etc. often depends on context

Ancestry of “lautailu”, 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 “lautailu

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