Where does “konttinosturi” come from?

konttinosturi (Finnish) comes from Finnish nosturi, from Finnish nostaa, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

konttinosturi (Finnish): container crane

Definitions

  1. container crane

Ancestry of “konttinosturi”, step by step

konttinosturi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nosturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnosturicrane mechanical lifting device
2Finnishnostaato lift, raise, elevate; to hoist; to push up
3Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kontti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonttitraditional type of knapsack made of birch bark;...
2EnglishcontainerSomeone who contains; something that contains; An...
3Middle Englishconteyner
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus