Where does “kinnerpatti” come from?

kinnerpatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish patti, from Swedish spatt — spavin (horse bone inflammation).

kinnerpatti (Finnish): spavin bony swelling in a horse's leg where the shank and splint bone meet

Definitions

  1. spavin bony swelling in a horse's leg where the shank and splint bone meet

Ancestry of “kinnerpatti”, step by step

kinnerpatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish patti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpattiA firm, smooth swelling, a lump; stalemate
2Swedishspattspavin (horse bone inflammation)

via Finnish kinner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkinnerhock
Every word from Swedish spatt →Every word from Finnish patti →