Where does “kontti” come from?
kontti (Finnish) comes from English container, from Middle English conteyner.
kontti (Finnish): traditional type of knapsack made of birch bark;...
Definitions
- traditional type of knapsack made of birch bark;...
Ancestry of “kontti”, step by step
kontti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English container
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | container | Someone who contains; something that contains; An... |
| 2 | Middle English | conteyner | — |
via Proto-Uralic konte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Uralic | konte | — |