Where does “pakastelokero” come from?

pakastelokero (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakaste, from Finnish pakastaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

pakastelokero (Finnish): icebox UK, freezer freezer section of a fridge-freezer

Definitions

  1. icebox UK, freezer freezer section of a fridge-freezer

Ancestry of “pakastelokero”, step by step

pakastelokero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pakaste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakastefrozen food
2Finnishpakastaato freeze to a low for long-term storage; to...
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish lokero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlokerosmall compartment or box; pigeonhole
2Middle Low Germanlok
3Old Saxonlok
4Proto-Germanic*lok
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka