Where does “rotkolaakso” come from?

rotkolaakso (Finnish) comes from Finnish Laakso, from Finnish laakso, from Proto-Finnic lakso — (wet) valley, depression.

rotkolaakso (Finnish): canyon

Definitions

  1. canyon

Ancestry of “rotkolaakso”, step by step

rotkolaakso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Laakso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLaaksoAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Finnishlaaksovalley
3Proto-Finniclakso(wet) valley, depression

via Finnish rotko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrotkogulley; gorge, ravine
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