Where does “mahalasku” come from?

mahalasku (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasku, from Votic laskõa, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.

mahalasku (Finnish): belly landing; faceplant

Definitions

  1. belly landing; faceplant

Ancestry of “mahalasku”, step by step

mahalasku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lasku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaskudescent, an instance of descending, sliding down...
2Voticlaskõato let go, let loose, release
3Proto-Finniclaskedakto drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow
4Proto-Uraliclaćke-—

via Finnish maha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahabelly
2Proto-Finnicmahastomach, belly
Every word from Proto-Uralic laćke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic laskedak →Every word from Votic laskõa →