Where does “varvaslauta” come from?

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

varvaslauta (Finnish): riser vertical board on stairs

Definitions

  1. riser vertical board on stairs

Ancestry of “varvaslauta”, step by step

varvaslauta 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 varvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarvastoe
2Proto-Finnicvarbastoe
3Proto-Finnicvarpathin stick, twig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá →Every word from Proto-Finnic lauta →