Where does “laattaleikkuri” come from?

laattaleikkuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikkuri, from Finnish leikata, from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak — to cut.

laattaleikkuri (Finnish): tile cutter

Definitions

  1. tile cutter

Ancestry of “laattaleikkuri”, step by step

laattaleikkuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leikkuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkuricutter
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut

via Finnish laatta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaattaslab; tile; flagstone
2Old Swedishplata—
Every word from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak →Every word from Finnish leikata →Every word from Finnish leikkuri →