Where does “kirjelaatikko” come from?

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

kirjelaatikko (Finnish): post box, letterbox box in which post can be left to be picked up

Definitions

  1. post box, letterbox box in which post can be left to be picked up

Ancestry of “kirjelaatikko”, step by step

kirjelaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laatikko

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

via Finnish kirje

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