Where does “lahjapaketti” come from?

lahjapaketti (Finnish) comes from Finnish paketti, from Swedish paket, from French paquet, from Middle French paquet, from Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

lahjapaketti (Finnish): gift box, gift package

Definitions

  1. gift box, gift package

Ancestry of “lahjapaketti”, step by step

lahjapaketti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paketti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakettipackage; parcel; packet
2Swedishpaketa package, a parcel, a packet, a wrapped gift
3Frenchpaquetpacket; pack; parcel
4Middle Frenchpaquet—
5Middle Dutchpac—
6Old Dutchpakko—
7Frankishpakkō—
8Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Finnish Lahja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLahjapresent, gift
2Finnishlahjapresent, gift; talent, gift
3Proto-Finniclahjawedding gift
4Proto-Germanicblahwjǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlok-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Dutch pakko →
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