Where does “punnituslaite” come from?

punnituslaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish punnitus, from Finnish punnita, from Finnish punta, from Proto-Finnic punta, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os — to stretch.

punnituslaite (Finnish): weighing apparatus

Definitions

  1. weighing apparatus

Ancestry of “punnituslaite”, step by step

punnituslaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish punnitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunnitusweighing measuring the weight of
2Finnishpunnitato weigh; to evaluate, consider, test
3Finnishpuntapound
4Proto-Finnicpuntaunit of weight
5Proto-Germanicpundąpound
6Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
7Proto-Italicpondos—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os →Every word from Proto-Italic pondos →