Where does “kardaanitunneli” come from?

kardaanitunneli (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunneli, from English Tunnel, from Old French tonel, from Old French tone, from Late Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna — hide, skin.

kardaanitunneli (Finnish): transmission tunnel

Definitions

  1. transmission tunnel

Ancestry of “kardaanitunneli”, step by step

kardaanitunneli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunneli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnelitunnel
2EnglishTunnelAn underground or underwater passage
3Old Frenchtonelbarrel
4Old Frenchtonelarge barrel
5Late Latintunnatun, box
6Proto-Celtictunnahide, skin

via Finnish kardaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkardaaniuniversal joint; a shaft with an universal joint
Every word from Proto-Celtic tunna →Every word from Late Latin tunna →Every word from Old French tone →
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