Where does “vatsalaukku” come from?

vatsalaukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukku, from Russian ла́вка, from Proto-Slavic lavъka, from Proto-Slavic lavà — bench.

vatsalaukku (Finnish): stomach

Definitions

  1. stomach

Ancestry of “vatsalaukku”, step by step

vatsalaukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukkubag; case
2Russianла́вкаbench, shop
3Proto-Slaviclavъka—
4Proto-Slaviclavàbench

via Finnish vatsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvatsastomach
2Proto-Finnicvaccastomach
Every word from Proto-Slavic lavà →Every word from Proto-Slavic lavъka →Every word from Russian ла́вка →