Where does “laakeriholkki” come from?

laakeriholkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish laakeri, from Swedish läger, from Latin laurus, from English -aceous, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

laakeriholkki (Finnish): bearing bush, bearing sleeve, bushing

Definitions

  1. bearing bush, bearing sleeve, bushing

Ancestry of “laakeriholkki”, step by step

laakeriholkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laakeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaakeribearing; laurel
2Swedishlägera quarter, a camp
3Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
4English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
5Latin-āceusaceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to
6Latin-āxish, -y
7Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Finnish holkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishholkkibushing, sleeve, gasket
2Swedishholka nest box, a birdhouse; a hollow part of a tree...
3Old Swedishholker
4Old Norseholkr
5Proto-Germanichulkazcavity, hollow, recess; a hollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iumEvery word from Latin -ius