Where does “nitomalaite” come from?

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

nitomalaite (Finnish): stapling machine, stapler

Definitions

  1. stapling machine, stapler

Ancestry of “nitomalaite”, step by step

nitomalaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaiteapparatus, device; ride
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 nitoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnitoato staple
2Proto-Finnicnitodakto bind, to tie, to fasten
3Proto-Finno-Permicńiδa-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →