Where does “istuinlaatikko” come from?
istuinlaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish istuin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
istuinlaatikko (Finnish): seat box
Ancestry of “istuinlaatikko”, step by step
istuinlaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish istuin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | istuin | seat; First-person singular indicative past form... |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish laatikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laatikko | box; drawer; casserole |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ladhika | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaþō | drawer |