Where does “laakakivi” come from?

laakakivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish laaka, from Proto-Finnic laaka, from Proto-Norse lāgaʀ.

laakakivi (Finnish): flat rock, flat-top rock

Definitions

  1. flat rock, flat-top rock

Ancestry of “laakakivi”, step by step

laakakivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaakahorizontal, flat; horizontal hit, line drive
2Proto-Finniclaakalow
3Proto-Norselāgaʀ—

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
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