Where does “sivistyslaitos” come from?

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

sivistyslaitos (Finnish): educational institution

Definitions

  1. educational institution

Ancestry of “sivistyslaitos”, step by step

sivistyslaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitosinstitution; faculty; facility
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 sivistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivistyslearning, scholarship, sophistication, erudition,...
2Finnishsivistääto civilize
3Finnishsiveächaste; modest
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśiwa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →