Where does “lounastauko” come from?

lounastauko (Finnish) comes from Finnish tauko, from Proto-Germanic taugō, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

lounastauko (Finnish): lunchbreak, lunch break

Definitions

  1. lunchbreak, lunch break

Ancestry of “lounastauko”, step by step

lounastauko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tauko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaukobreak, pause; rest; caesura
2Proto-Germanictaugōcord, string, rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Finnish lounas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlounassouthwest; lunch
2Proto-Finniclounas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taugō →Every word from Finnish tauko →