Where does “olkalaukku” come from?

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

olkalaukku (Finnish): shoulder bag; satchel

Definitions

  1. shoulder bag; satchel

Ancestry of “olkalaukku”, step by step

olkalaukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laukku

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

via Finnish olka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholkashoulder
2Proto-Finnicolkashoulder
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwolka—
Every word from Proto-Slavic lavà →Every word from Proto-Slavic lavъka →Every word from Russian ла́вка →