Where does “välitinlaite” come from?
välitinlaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish laite, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
Ancestry of “välitinlaite”, step by step
välitinlaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laite | apparatus, device; ride |
| 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 välitin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | välitin | data forwarder; a device forwarding or intermediating data |
| 2 | Finnish | välittää | to transmit, convey, forward, pass on; to supply,... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |