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Where does “lautakunta” come from?

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

lautakunta (Finnish): In municipal government, a committee appointed by...

Definitions

  1. In municipal government, a committee appointed by...

Ancestry of “lautakunta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lautakunta”

  • sovittelulautakunta
  • palkintolautakunta
  • terveyslautakunta
  • ammattioppilaslautakunta
  • ympäristölautakunta
  • raittiuslautakunta
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