Where does “puoliponttilauta” come from?

puoliponttilauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish ponttilauta, from Finnish lauta, from Proto-Finnic lauta, from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

puoliponttilauta (Finnish): shiplap

Definitions

  1. shiplap

Ancestry of “puoliponttilauta”, step by step

puoliponttilauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ponttilauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishponttilautatongue and groove board
2FinnishlautaA board; An element in many compound words, where...
3Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
4Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtáEvery word from Proto-Finnic lauta