Where does “valoladontakone” come from?

valoladontakone (Finnish) comes from Finnish valoladonta, from Finnish ladonta, from Finnish latoa, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

valoladontakone (Finnish): phototypesetter

Definitions

  1. phototypesetter

Ancestry of “valoladontakone”, step by step

valoladontakone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valoladonta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaloladontaphototypesetting, photocomposition
2Finnishladontatypesetting
3FinnishlatoaTo stack, pile up, line up; To typeset, compose;...
4Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną