Where does “konttiterminaali” come from?

konttiterminaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish kontti, from English container, from Middle English conteyner.

konttiterminaali (Finnish): container terminal

Definitions

  1. container terminal

Ancestry of “konttiterminaali”, step by step

konttiterminaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kontti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonttitraditional type of knapsack made of birch bark;...
2EnglishcontainerSomeone who contains; something that contains; An...
3Middle Englishconteyner—

via Finnish terminaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterminaaliterminal
Every word from Middle English conteyner →Every word from English container →Every word from Finnish kontti →