Where does “suuntauslaite” come from?

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

suuntauslaite (Finnish): aiming or alignment device

Definitions

  1. aiming or alignment device

Ancestry of “suuntauslaite”, step by step

suuntauslaite 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 suuntaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuuntaustrend; orientation
2Finnishsuunnatato direct; to target, aim; to head
3Finnishtäwhat
4FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →
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