Where does “syöttölautanen” come from?

syöttölautanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish syöttö, from Finnish syöttää, from Proto-Finnic sööttädäk, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.

syöttölautanen (Finnish): a disc or plate used for pitches the pitcher throws the ball vertically up in the air so that the ball is above the plate

Definitions

  1. a disc or plate used for pitches the pitcher throws the ball vertically up in the air so that the ball is above the plate

Ancestry of “syöttölautanen”, step by step

syöttölautanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syöttö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöttöfeeding; assist; pass
2Finnishsyöttääto feed; to input, enter; to serve
3Proto-Finnicsööttädäkto feed
4Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é—

via Finnish lautanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlautanenplate; saucer; cymbal
2FinnishlautaA board; An element in many compound words, where...
3Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
4Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH-é →Every word from Proto-Finnic söödäk →Every word from Proto-Finnic sööttädäk →