Where does “saippualaatikko” come from?

saippualaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish laatikko, from Old Swedish ladhika, from Proto-Germanic hlaþō — drawer.

saippualaatikko (Finnish): soapbox crate for packing soap

Definitions

  1. soapbox crate for packing soap

Ancestry of “saippualaatikko”, step by step

saippualaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laatikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatikkobox; drawer; casserole
2Old Swedishladhika—
3Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer

via Finnish saippua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaippuasoap
2Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
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