Where does “asiakirjalaatikko” come from?

asiakirjalaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish laatikko, from Old Swedish ladhika, from Proto-Germanic hlaþō — drawer.

asiakirjalaatikko (Finnish): document box

Definitions

  1. document box

Ancestry of “asiakirjalaatikko”, step by step

asiakirjalaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laatikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatikkobox; drawer; casserole
2Old Swedishladhika—
3Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer

via Finnish asiakirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasiakirjadocument
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþō →Every word from Old Swedish ladhika →Every word from Finnish laatikko →
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