Where does “mukavuuslaitos” come from?

mukavuuslaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish laitos, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

mukavuuslaitos (Finnish): comfort station

Definitions

  1. comfort station

Ancestry of “mukavuuslaitos”, step by step

mukavuuslaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitosinstitution; faculty; facility
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish mukavuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmukavuuscomfort, ease; convenience
2Finnishmukavacomfortable; nice, pleasant; affable
3Finnish-väFront vowel variant of -va
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →