Where does “pimeänäkölaite” come from?

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

pimeänäkölaite (Finnish): night vision device

Definitions

  1. night vision device

Ancestry of “pimeänäkölaite”, step by step

pimeänäkölaite 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 pimeänäkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpimeänäkönight vision; Essive singular form of pimeä +...
2Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
3Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →