Where does “ispinäpottu” come from?

ispinäpottu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pottu, from Finnish potaatti, from Swedish potatis, from English potatoes, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

ispinäpottu (Finnish): a dish of mutton tallow and potatoes

Definitions

  1. a dish of mutton tallow and potatoes

Ancestry of “ispinäpottu”, step by step

ispinäpottu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pottu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpottupotato, spud; potty; bottle, especially one of...
2Finnishpotaattipotato
3Swedishpotatispotato
4Englishpotatoesplural of potato
5Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
6Taínobatatasweet potato

via Finnish ispinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishispinätallow, especially when salted and chopped fine, used in cooking
Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish patata →Every word from English potatoes →