Where does “lautasjousi” come from?

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

lautasjousi (Finnish): disc spring

Definitions

  1. disc spring

Ancestry of “lautasjousi”, step by step

lautasjousi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lautanen

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

via Finnish jousi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjousibow; spring; musical bow
2Finnishjoutsi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá →Every word from Proto-Finnic lauta →