Where does “kampikirnu” come from?

kampikirnu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirnu, from Proto-Germanic kirnijǭ, from Proto-Germanic kernǭ — butter tub; creme.

kampikirnu (Finnish): barrel-type churn, barrel churn

Definitions

  1. barrel-type churn, barrel churn

Ancestry of “kampikirnu”, step by step

kampikirnu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirnu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirnua churn
2Proto-Germanickirnijǭa churn
3Proto-Germanickernǭbutter tub; creme

via Finnish kampi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkampicrank
2Proto-Finnickampi
Every word from Proto-Germanic kernǭEvery word from Proto-Germanic kirnijǭEvery word from Finnish kirnu
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