Where does “laakaverso” come from?

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

laakaverso (Finnish): cladode

Definitions

  1. cladode

Ancestry of “laakaverso”, step by step

laakaverso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laaka

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

via Finnish verso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishversosprout, shoot
Every word from Proto-Norse lāgaʀ →Every word from Proto-Finnic laaka →Every word from Finnish laaka →
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