Where does “seurantalaite” come from?

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

seurantalaite (Finnish): tracking device

Definitions

  1. tracking device

Ancestry of “seurantalaite”, step by step

seurantalaite 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 seuranta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseurantatracking, monitoring; control
2Finnishseuratato follow, accompany; to keep track, monitor; to...
3Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
4Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship

Words derived from “seurantalaite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →