Where does “halkolaatikko” come from?

halkolaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish halko, from Proto-Finnic halko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

halkolaatikko (Finnish): woodbox

Definitions

  1. woodbox

Ancestry of “halkolaatikko”, step by step

halkolaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish halko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalkopiece of firewood cut to about one meter in...
2Proto-Finnichalkopiece of firewood, billet
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish laatikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatikkobox; drawer; casserole
2Old Swedishladhika—
3Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic halko →