Where does “tippalauta” come from?

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

tippalauta (Finnish): a board used to direct the flow of water, e.g. on a roof or at the bottom of cladding or siding

Definitions

  1. a board used to direct the flow of water, e.g. on a roof or at the bottom of cladding or siding

Ancestry of “tippalauta”, step by step

tippalauta 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 tippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtippadrop; A bit, in the saying "ei tippaakaan", "not...
2Proto-Finnictippadrop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá →Every word from Proto-Finnic lauta →