Where does “maastolaatikko” come from?
maastolaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish maasto, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
maastolaatikko (Finnish): sand table
Ancestry of “maastolaatikko”, step by step
maastolaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maasto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maasto | terrain |
| 2 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish laatikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laatikko | box; drawer; casserole |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ladhika | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaþō | drawer |