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Where does “mahalaukku” come from?

mahalaukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukku, from Russian ла́вка, from Proto-Slavic lavъka, from Proto-Slavic lavà.

mahalaukku (Finnish): stomach

Definitions

  1. stomach

Ancestry of “mahalaukku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukkubag; case
2Russianла́вкаbench, shop
3Proto-Slaviclavъka—
4Proto-Slaviclavà—
Every word from Proto-Slavic lavà →