Where does “klahvipiironki” come from?

klahvipiironki (Finnish) comes from Finnish piironki, from Swedish byrå, from French bureau, from Middle French burel, from Old French burel, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

klahvipiironki (Finnish): A chest of drawers equipped with a foldable door...

Definitions

  1. A chest of drawers equipped with a foldable door...

Ancestry of “klahvipiironki”, step by step

klahvipiironki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piironki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiironkichest of drawers, dresser
2Swedishbyråa bureau, a dresser, a chest of drawers; a...
3Frenchbureaudesk; office; ticket office
4Middle Frenchburel
5Old Frenchburelfrieze; a garment made out of frieze
6Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
7Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
8Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
9Proto-Italic-olos
10Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
11Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
12Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Finnish klahvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishklahviA hinged flap or leaf in a piece of furniture,...
2Swedishklaffa leaf; a key; a valve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin -ellus