Where does “Laakso” come from?

Laakso (English) comes from Finnish Laakso, from Finnish laakso, from Proto-Finnic lakso — (wet) valley, depression.

Ancestry of “Laakso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLaaksoAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Finnishlaaksovalley
3Proto-Finniclakso(wet) valley, depression
Every word from Proto-Finnic lakso →Every word from Finnish laakso →Every word from Finnish Laakso →