Where does “tietoliikennelaite” come from?

tietoliikennelaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish tietoliikenne, from Finnish liikenne, from Finnish -nne, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

tietoliikennelaite (Finnish): telecommunications device; telecommunications equipment

Definitions

  1. telecommunications device; telecommunications equipment

Ancestry of “tietoliikennelaite”, step by step

tietoliikennelaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tietoliikenne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtietoliikennetelecommunication; data communications
2Finnishliikennetraffic; a trip taken somewhere else
3Finnish-nneThe possessive suffix for 2nd person plural, used...
4Finnish-eUsed for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
5Finnishhartiashoulder
6Serbo-Croatianhartijapaper
7Greekχαρτίpaper
8Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
9Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
10Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης