Where does “purkulaite” come from?

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

purkulaite (Finnish): demolition or demolishing device or equipment

Definitions

  1. demolition or demolishing device or equipment

Ancestry of “purkulaite”, step by step

purkulaite 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 purku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurkudemolition; cancellation; clear
2Finnishpurkaato dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble,...
3Proto-Finnicpurkadakto dismantle, to take apart
4Proto-Finno-Permicpurka-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →