Where does “posliinilaatta” come from?

posliinilaatta (Finnish) comes from Finnish laatta, from Old Swedish plata.

posliinilaatta (Finnish): porcelain tile

Definitions

  1. porcelain tile

Ancestry of “posliinilaatta”, step by step

posliinilaatta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laatta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaattaslab; tile; flagstone
2Old Swedishplata—

via Finnish posliini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposliiniporcelain; shaved genitalia
Every word from Old Swedish plata →Every word from Finnish laatta →