Where does “viljalaari” come from?

viljalaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish laari, from Old Swedish lar, from Old Norse lær, from Proto-Germanic lahwaz, from Proto-Indo-European logʷʰ-es-.

viljalaari (Finnish): grain bin

Definitions

  1. grain bin

Ancestry of “viljalaari”, step by step

viljalaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaaristorage bin
2Old Swedishlar—
3Old Norselærthigh
4Proto-Germaniclahwazthigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʷʰ-es-—

via Finnish Vilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishViljagrain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains
2Proto-Finnicviljagrain, cereal; abundance, plenty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European logʷʰ-es- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lahwaz →Every word from Old Norse lær →