Where does “muuttolaatikko” come from?

muuttolaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish laatikko, from Old Swedish ladhika, from Proto-Germanic hlaþō — drawer.

muuttolaatikko (Finnish): moving box box for storing items when moving or changing residences

Definitions

  1. moving box box for storing items when moving or changing residences

Ancestry of “muuttolaatikko”, step by step

muuttolaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laatikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatikkobox; drawer; casserole
2Old Swedishladhika—
3Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer

via Finnish muutto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuuttomove, relocation; migration
2Finnishmuuttaato modify, change, alter; to transform,...
3Finnish-elläFront vowel variant of -ella
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþō →