Where does “romulaatikko” come from?
romulaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish laatikko, from Old Swedish ladhika, from Proto-Germanic hlaþō — drawer.
romulaatikko (Finnish): junk drawer
Ancestry of “romulaatikko”, step by step
romulaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laatikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laatikko | box; drawer; casserole |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ladhika | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaþō | drawer |
via Finnish romu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | romu | scrap, junk, especially one that consists of... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |