Where does “puulaatikko” come from?

puulaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

puulaatikko (Finnish): woodbox; wooden box

Definitions

  1. woodbox; wooden box

Ancestry of “puulaatikko”, step by step

puulaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish laatikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatikkobox; drawer; casserole
2Old Swedishladhika—
3Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →