Where does “litulaukka” come from?
litulaukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukka, from Proto-Finnic laukka, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.
litulaukka (Finnish): garlic mustard
Ancestry of “litulaukka”, step by step
litulaukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laukka | canter; gallop; onion |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | laukka | onion |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | laukaz | leek |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewg- | to bend |
via Finnish litu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | litu | silique, siliqua long – length more than twice the width – fruit of a cruciferous plant |
| 2 | Finnish | litistää | to flatten press or squeeze into a flat shape |
| 3 | Finnish | litteä | flat |
| 4 | Finnish | -eä | Front vowel variant of -ea |