Where does “lavvattaa” come from?

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

lavvattaa (Ingrian): to cover with boards

Definitions

  1. to cover with boards

Ancestry of “lavvattaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlautaboard; desk
2Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
3Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá →Every word from Proto-Finnic lauta →