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Where does “ydinlataus” come from?

ydinlataus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lataus, from Finnish ladata, from Swedish ladda, from Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

ydinlataus (Finnish): nuclear explosive charge

Definitions

  1. nuclear explosive charge

Ancestry of “ydinlataus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlatauscharge; download
2Finnishladatato load; to charge; to download
3Swedishladdato load; to charge
4Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
5Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
7Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
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