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Where does “vyölaukku” come from?

vyölaukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukku, from Russian ла́вка, from Proto-Slavic lavъka, from Proto-Slavic lavà.

vyölaukku (Finnish): bum bag, moon bag, fanny pack

Definitions

  1. bum bag, moon bag, fanny pack

Ancestry of “vyölaukku”, step by step

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