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
Ancestry of “halkolaatikko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | halko | piece of firewood cut to about one meter in... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | halko | piece of firewood, billet |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |