Where does “sikarilaatikko” come from?

sikarilaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish sikari, from Swedish cigarr, from Spanish cigarro, from Spanish cigarra, from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicada — cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...

sikarilaatikko (Finnish): cigar box

Definitions

  1. cigar box

Ancestry of “sikarilaatikko”, step by step

sikarilaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sikari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsikaricigar
2Swedishcigarrcigar
3Spanishcigarrocigar; cigarette
4Spanishcigarracicada
5Vulgar Latin*cicār(r)a—
6Latincicadacicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...

via Finnish laatikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatikkobox; drawer; casserole
2Old Swedishladhika—
3Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer
Every word from Latin cicada →