Where does “lakitupa” come from?

lakitupa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tupa, from Icelandic stofa, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

lakitupa (Finnish): courtroom

Definitions

  1. courtroom

Ancestry of “lakitupa”, step by step

lakitupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupaliving room, main room; cottage, cot; room
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tupa—
3Icelandicstofaa living room; a classroom, a room
4Old Norsestofaroom, living room
5Germanstōve—
6Old Saxon*stova—
7Proto-West Germanic*stobu—

via Finnish laki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlakiA summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or...
2Old Swedishlagh—
3Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
4Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobu →Every word from Old Saxon *stova →Every word from German stōve →