Where does “arkkuhauta” come from?

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

arkkuhauta (Finnish): a grave in which a coffin is buried mostly in contrast with other types of graves

Definitions

  1. a grave in which a coffin is buried mostly in contrast with other types of graves

Ancestry of “arkkuhauta”, step by step

arkkuhauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkkuchest; trunk; coffin
2Proto-Norseᚨᚱᚲᚢ—
3Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
4LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
5Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

via Finnish hauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhautagrave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term...
2Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →