Where does “ohjauslaite” come from?

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

ohjauslaite (Finnish): control device; steering device

Definitions

  1. control device; steering device

Ancestry of “ohjauslaite”, step by step

ohjauslaite 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 ohjaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohjauscontrol, guidance, steering, instruction;...
2Finnishohjatato steer, pilot, navigate, drive a vehicle; to...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ohjat'ak—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →