Where does “ruoanlaittaja” come from?

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

ruoanlaittaja (Finnish): cooker, one who prepares food

Definitions

  1. cooker, one who prepares food

Ancestry of “ruoanlaittaja”, step by step

ruoanlaittaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laittaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaittajaplacer, putter one who places, puts
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 ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →