Where does “tasapainolauta” come from?

tasapainolauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish lauta, from Proto-Finnic lauta, from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

tasapainolauta (Finnish): balance board device consisting of a board on a fulcrum on which the user attempts to balance

Definitions

  1. balance board device consisting of a board on a fulcrum on which the user attempts to balance

Ancestry of “tasapainolauta”, step by step

tasapainolauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlautaA board; An element in many compound words, where...
2Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
3Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish tasapaino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtasapainoAn equilibrium, balance or stability; An...
2Finnishpainoweight; press; press, weight
3Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
4Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá →Every word from Proto-Finnic lauta →