Where does “työkalulaatikko” come from?

työkalulaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish työkalu, from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.

työkalulaatikko (Finnish): toolbox

Definitions

  1. toolbox

Ancestry of “työkalulaatikko”, step by step

työkalulaatikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työkalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyökalutool
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish laatikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatikkobox; drawer; casserole
2Old Swedishladhika—
3Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →
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