Where does “ruumisarkkuliike” come from?

ruumisarkkuliike (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.

ruumisarkkuliike (Finnish): coffin company, coffin business

Definitions

  1. coffin company, coffin business

Ancestry of “ruumisarkkuliike”, step by step

ruumisarkkuliike 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 liike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikemotion; movement; shop, business
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →