Where does “rikkalapio” come from?

rikkalapio (Finnish) comes from Finnish lapio, from Proto-Finnic lapida, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

rikkalapio (Finnish): dustpan

Definitions

  1. dustpan

Ancestry of “rikkalapio”, step by step

rikkalapio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapioshovel; spade
2Proto-Finniclapidashovel; spade
3Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Finnish rikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikkamote, litter; "short for" rikkakasvi
2Proto-Finnicrikka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapida →