Where does “tuulivoimalaitos” come from?
tuulivoimalaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish laitos, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
tuulivoimalaitos (Finnish): wind power plant, wind turbine power plant, wind farm
Definitions
- wind power plant, wind turbine power plant, wind farm
Ancestry of “tuulivoimalaitos”, step by step
tuulivoimalaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laitos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laitos | institution; faculty; facility |
| 2 | Finnish | laittaa | to put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laittadak | to put down |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Finnish tuulivoima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuulivoima | wind power |
| 2 | Finnish | voima | power, strength, force, might; force; power |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | voima | power, strength, force, might |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |