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Where does “arkkupakastin” come from?

arkkupakastin (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.

arkkupakastin (Finnish): chest freezer

Definitions

  1. chest freezer

Ancestry of “arkkupakastin”, step by step

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