Where does “lompakko” come from?
lompakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish lompuuki, from Swedish plånbok, from Swedish bok, from Old Swedish bōk, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
lompakko (Finnish): wallet
Ancestry of “lompakko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lompuuki | wallet |
| 2 | Swedish | plånbok | a wallet |
| 3 | Swedish | bok | book; beech |
| 4 | Old Swedish | bōk | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | bók | beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |