Where does “soittolava” come from?

soittolava (Finnish) comes from Finnish soitto, from Finnish soittaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

soittolava (Finnish): bandstand

Definitions

  1. bandstand

Ancestry of “soittolava”, step by step

soittolava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish soitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoittomusic; playing; call, telephone call; ring; bell
2Finnishsoittaato play; to phone, call; to ring, toll
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-

via Finnish lava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlavabed; platform; stage
2Proto-Finniclavasleeping place, bed
3Proto-Balticlā́ˀwāˀ
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttaaEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak