Where does “arkistokaappi” come from?
arkistokaappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish arkisto, from Finnish arkki, from Swedish ark, from Old Swedish ark, from Middle Low German ark, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom — to sit.
arkistokaappi (Finnish): filing cabinet
Definitions
- filing cabinet
Ancestry of “arkistokaappi”, step by step
arkistokaappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish arkisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arkisto | archive |
| 2 | Finnish | arkki | A sheet; An ark; Any of the species belonging to... |
| 3 | Swedish | ark | an ark, a box; the Ark of the Covenant |
| 4 | Old Swedish | ark | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | ark | — |
| 6 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 7 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Finnish kaappi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaappi | cabinet; closet; locker |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skap | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |