Where does “korppuasema” come from?

korppuasema (Finnish) comes from Finnish korppu, from Swedish skorpa — rusk.

korppuasema (Finnish): 3½-inch floppy disk drive

Definitions

  1. 3½-inch floppy disk drive

Ancestry of “korppuasema”, step by step

korppuasema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorppurusk, cracker; 3½-inch floppy
2Swedishskorparusk

via Finnish asema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasemastate, position, situation; status; station
Every word from Swedish skorpa →Every word from Finnish korppu →
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