Where does “kalalaatikko” come from?

kalalaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

kalalaatikko (Finnish): fish box, fish crate

Definitions

  1. fish box, fish crate

Ancestry of “kalalaatikko”, step by step

kalalaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Finnish laatikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatikkobox; drawer; casserole
2Old Swedishladhika—
3Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Finnish kala →