Where does “arkki” come from?

arkki (Finnish) comes from Swedish ark, from Old Swedish ark, from Middle Low German ark, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

arkki (Finnish): A sheet; An ark; Any of the species belonging to...

Definitions

  1. A sheet; An ark; Any of the species belonging to...

Ancestry of “arkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisharkan ark, a box; the Ark of the Covenant
2Old Swedishark
3Middle Low Germanark
4Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
5Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “arkki

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-