Where does “laakasäilö” come from?

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

laakasäilö (Finnish): horizontal storage of animal feed

Definitions

  1. horizontal storage of animal feed

Ancestry of “laakasäilö”, step by step

laakasäilö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laaka

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

via Finnish säilö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsäilöPlace of safekeeping; Prison; Indicative present...
Every word from Proto-Norse lāgaʀ →Every word from Proto-Finnic laaka →Every word from Finnish laaka →