Where does “lautakasa” come from?

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

lautakasa (Finnish): A pile of planks

Definitions

  1. A pile of planks

Ancestry of “lautakasa”, step by step

lautakasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lauta

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

via Finnish kasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasaheap; pile; stack
2Proto-Finnickasapile
3Proto-Germanickasô
4Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtáEvery word from Proto-Finnic lauta