Where does “matkalaukku” come from?

matkalaukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukku, from Russian ла́вка, from Proto-Slavic lavъka, from Proto-Slavic lavà — bench.

matkalaukku (Finnish): suitcase, trunk, portmanteau

Definitions

  1. suitcase, trunk, portmanteau

Ancestry of “matkalaukku”, step by step

matkalaukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukkubag; case
2Russianла́вкаbench, shop
3Proto-Slaviclavъka—
4Proto-Slaviclavàbench

via Finnish matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage

Words derived from “matkalaukku”

Every word from Proto-Slavic lavà →Every word from Proto-Slavic lavъka →Every word from Russian ла́вка →