Where does “pakkahuone” come from?

pakkahuone (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakka, from Swedish backe, from Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.

pakkahuone (Finnish): customs warehouse, entrepôt (warehouse)

Definitions

  1. customs warehouse, entrepôt (warehouse)

Ancestry of “pakkahuone”, step by step

pakkahuone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakkadeck; bundle; roll
2Swedishbackeslope; a piece of ground which slopes; ground;...
3Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
4Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill

via Finnish huone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
2Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room
Every word from Proto-Germanic bankô →Every word from Old Norse bakki →Every word from Swedish backe →
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