Where does “arkkuhautaus” come from?

arkkuhautaus (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.

arkkuhautaus (Finnish): burial as opposed to cremation; coffin burial, casket burial

Definitions

  1. burial as opposed to cremation; coffin burial, casket burial

Ancestry of “arkkuhautaus”, step by step

arkkuhautaus 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 hautaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhautausburial, entombment
2Finnishhaudatato bury, inter, entomb; to bury, abandon
3Finnishhautagrave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term...
4Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk-Every word from Proto-Italic arkeōEvery word from Latin arceo