Where does “lafka” come from?
lafka (Finnish) comes from Russian ла́вка, from Proto-Slavic lavъka, from Proto-Slavic lavà.
lafka (Finnish): A firm, business
Ancestry of “lafka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ла́вка | bench, shop |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lavъka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lavà | — |