Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “lautakeinu” come from? lautakeinu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lauta, from Proto-Finnic lauta, from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
lautakeinu (Finnish): (wooden) flat swing, board swing
Definitions (wooden) flat swing, board swing Ancestry of “lautakeinu”, step by step lautakeinu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lauta Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish lauta A board; An element in many compound words, where... 2 Proto-Finnic lauta board, plank; table 3 Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá — 4 Proto-Indo-European plew- to fly, flow, run
via Finnish keinu Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish keinu A swing 2 Finnish -u Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... 3 Proto-Finnic -u Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns