Where does “ruumisarkunnaula” come from?

ruumisarkunnaula (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.

ruumisarkunnaula (Finnish): coffin nail

Definitions

  1. coffin nail

Ancestry of “ruumisarkunnaula”, step by step

ruumisarkunnaula 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 naula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaulanail; pound; funt, funte
2Proto-Finnicnaklapeg, nail
3Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- →Every word from Proto-Italic arkeō →Every word from Latin arceo →