Where does “erlenmeyerkolvi” come from?

erlenmeyerkolvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolvi, from Swedish kolv — a piston.

erlenmeyerkolvi (Finnish): An Erlenmeyer flask, conical flask

Definitions

  1. An Erlenmeyer flask, conical flask

Ancestry of “erlenmeyerkolvi”, step by step

erlenmeyerkolvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolvisoldering iron; flask
2Swedishkolva piston

via Finnish erlenmeyer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisherlenmeyer—
Every word from Swedish kolv →Every word from Finnish kolvi →