Where does “ilmatankkeri” come from?

ilmatankkeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish tankkeri, from English tanker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

ilmatankkeri (Finnish): tanker aircraft

Definitions

  1. tanker aircraft

Ancestry of “ilmatankkeri”, step by step

ilmatankkeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tankkeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtankkeritanker
2EnglishtankerA tank ship, a vessel used to transport large...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Finnish Ilma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishIlmaair
2Finnish-riUsed to create names of occupations from nouns or...
3Finnish-raForms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal...
4Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
5Proto-Uralic-joblique plural
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti