Where does “ruumisarkku” come from?

ruumisarkku (Finnish) comes from Finnish arkku, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚱᚲᚢ, from Latin arca, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

ruumisarkku (Finnish): coffin

Definitions

  1. coffin

Ancestry of “ruumisarkku”, step by step

ruumisarkku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkkuchest; trunk; coffin
2Proto-Norseᚨᚱᚲᚢ—
3Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
4LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
5Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

via Finnish ruumis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruumisbody; corpse, cadaver
2Proto-Finnicruumisbody

Words derived from “ruumisarkku”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →