Where does “kiekkokurpitsa” come from?

kiekkokurpitsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kurpitsa, from Swedish kurbits — gourd.

kiekkokurpitsa (Finnish): pattypan squash

Definitions

  1. pattypan squash

Ancestry of “kiekkokurpitsa”, step by step

kiekkokurpitsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kurpitsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurpitsapumpkin, squash, gourd; Any of the plants in the...
2Swedishkurbitsgourd

via Finnish kiekko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiekkoA disk or a disc; A puck; A discus
Every word from Swedish kurbitsEvery word from Finnish kurpitsa