Where does “pudotuslista” come from?

pudotuslista (Finnish) comes from Finnish pudotus, from Finnish pudottaa, from Finnish pudota, from Proto-Finnic pudot'ak — to fall off.

pudotuslista (Finnish): dropdown list, dropdown menu, drop-down, combo...

Definitions

pudotuslista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	pudotus	fall; act of dropping; dropdown
2	Finnish	pudottaa	To drop
3	Finnish	pudota	to fall (from an elevated position); to fall down, fall off; to drop, slip
4	Proto-Finnic	pudot'ak	to fall off

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	lista	list; Short for ruokalista; Short for pörssilista...
2	Swedish	lista	a list; a register or roll of paper consisting of...