Where does “laatikosto” come from?

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

laatikosto (Finnish): drawer cabinet

Definitions

  1. drawer cabinet

Ancestry of “laatikosto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatikkobox; drawer; casserole
2Old Swedishladhika—
3Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþō →Every word from Old Swedish ladhika →Every word from Finnish laatikko →