Where does “ponnistuslauta” come from?

ponnistuslauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish ponnistus, from Finnish ponnistaa, from Finnish ponsi, from Proto-Finnic ponci, from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte.

ponnistuslauta (Finnish): springboard

Definitions

  1. springboard

Ancestry of “ponnistuslauta”, step by step

ponnistuslauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ponnistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishponnistuseffort; takeoff
2FinnishponnistaaTo push; to bear down; To push off, leap, jump;...
3Finnishponsianther; motion; pommel, knob
4Proto-Finnicponciknob, handle, grip
5Proto-Finno-Permicponte—

via Finnish lauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlautaA board; An element in many compound words, where...
2Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
3Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte →Every word from Proto-Finnic ponci →Every word from Finnish ponsi →
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