Where does “noottalauta” come from?

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

noottalauta (Ingrian): float on a seine

Definitions

  1. float on a seine

Ancestry of “noottalauta”, step by step

noottalauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian lauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlautaboard; desk
2Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
3Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Proto-Finnic nootta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnoottaseine
2Proto-Germanicnōtōnet, seine
3Proto-Indo-Europeannōd-knot, net; knot; net
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá →Every word from Proto-Finnic lauta →