Where does “voitelulaite” come from?

voitelulaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish voitelu, from Finnish voidella, from Finnish voitaa, from Proto-Finnic voitadak, from Proto-Finnic voi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje — fat.

voitelulaite (Finnish): lubricator, lubrication device

Definitions

  1. lubricator, lubrication device

Ancestry of “voitelulaite”, step by step

voitelulaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voitelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoitelulubrication; anointment
2Finnishvoidellato grease, oil, lubricate; to anoint; to butter
3FinnishvoitaaSynonym of voidella
4Proto-Finnicvoitadakto grease, to oil
5Proto-Finnicvoibutter; oh, woe
6Proto-Finno-Ugricwajefat

via Finnish laite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaiteapparatus, device; ride
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje →Every word from Proto-Finnic voi →Every word from Proto-Finnic voitadak →