Where does “tasavirtalaite” come from?

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

tasavirtalaite (Finnish): direct current device, direct current apparatus

Definitions

  1. direct current device, direct current apparatus

Ancestry of “tasavirtalaite”, step by step

tasavirtalaite 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 tasavirta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasavirtadirect current
2Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
3Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
4Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →