Where does “betonibunkkeri” come from?
betonibunkkeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish bunkkeri, from English Bunker, from English bunk, from English bunkum, from English buncombe, from English Buncombe County.
betonibunkkeri (Finnish): concrete bunker
Definitions
- concrete bunker
Ancestry of “betonibunkkeri”, step by step
betonibunkkeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish bunkkeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bunkkeri | bunker; blockhouse |
| 2 | English | Bunker | A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks |
| 3 | English | bunk | One of a series of berths or beds placed in... |
| 4 | English | bunkum | Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense;... |
| 5 | English | buncombe | Alternative spelling of bunkum |
| 6 | English | Buncombe County | — |