Where does “ruumisarkkukoroke” come from?

ruumisarkkukoroke (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruumisarkku, 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.

ruumisarkkukoroke (Finnish): catafalque

Definitions

  1. catafalque

Ancestry of “ruumisarkkukoroke”, step by step

ruumisarkkukoroke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruumisarkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruumisarkkucoffin
2Finnisharkkuchest; trunk; coffin
3Proto-Norseᚨᚱᚲᚢ—
4Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
5LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
6Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

via Finnish koroke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorokepodium, stand, platform
2FinnishkeAbbreviation of keskiviikko
3Finnishkeräball
4Finnishkerallawith, accompanying
5FinnishkerrallaAdessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →