Where does “arkku” come from?

arkku (Finnish) comes from Proto-Norse ᚨᚱᚲᚢ, from Latin arca, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

arkku (Finnish): chest; trunk; coffin

Definitions

  1. chest; trunk; coffin

Ancestry of “arkku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norseᚨᚱᚲᚢ—
2Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
3LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
4Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

Words derived from “arkku”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →