Where does “lastuvakka” come from?
lastuvakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lastu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
lastuvakka (Finnish): a type of wooden container for wood chips
Definitions
- a type of wooden container for wood chips
Ancestry of “lastuvakka”, step by step
lastuvakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lastu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lastu | shaving; chip; short story |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish vakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vakka | A type of wooden container of varying size, made... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vakka | type of wooden container, usually equipped with a close fitting cap |