Where does “ruuanlaittaja” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ruuanlaittaja”, step by step

ruuanlaittaja 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 →