Where does “takalasti” come from?

takalasti (Ingrian) comes from Finnish lästi, from Swedish läst, from Middle Low German last, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

takalasti (Ingrian): back flipper

Definitions

  1. back flipper

Ancestry of “takalasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlästilast
2Swedishlästread; a shoe last; whence the adjective
3Middle Low Germanlast—
4Old Saxonhladanto load, to lade
5Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
6Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
8Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →
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