Where does “laatikkopyörä” come from?

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

laatikkopyörä (Finnish): cargo bike, a bicycle with a box in the back for cargo

Definitions

  1. cargo bike, a bicycle with a box in the back for cargo

Ancestry of “laatikkopyörä”, step by step

laatikkopyörä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laatikko

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

via Finnish pyörä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyöräwheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pöörä—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþō →Every word from Old Swedish ladhika →Every word from Finnish laatikko →