Where does “pikkulaukku” come from?

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

pikkulaukku (Finnish): yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor) flowering plant

Definitions

  1. yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor) flowering plant

Ancestry of “pikkulaukku”, step by step

pikkulaukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laukku

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

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
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