Where does “sisäoppilaitos” come from?
sisäoppilaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish oppilaitos, from Finnish laitos, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
sisäoppilaitos (Finnish): boarding school
Ancestry of “sisäoppilaitos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | oppilaitos | educational institution |
| 2 | Finnish | laitos | institution; faculty; facility |
| 3 | Finnish | laittaa | to put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | laittadak | to put down |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |