Where does “kirnunmäntä” come from?

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

kirnunmäntä (Finnish): plunger, dasher, churn-staff stick used in a churn

Definitions

  1. plunger, dasher, churn-staff stick used in a churn

Ancestry of “kirnunmäntä”, step by step

kirnunmäntä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirnu

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

via Finnish mäntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmäntäpiston; Synonym of härkin
2Proto-Finnicmäntämixing utensil made of the top of a young pine
Every word from Proto-Germanic kernǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic kirnijǭ →Every word from Finnish kirnu →