Where does “korvapumppu” come from?

korvapumppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pumppu, from Swedish pump, from German Pumpe, from Middle Low German pumpe, from Middle Dutch pompe — device for raising water, pump; pipe, water...

korvapumppu (Finnish): ear pump, ear syringe for removing earwax, etc

Definitions

  1. ear pump, ear syringe for removing earwax, etc

Ancestry of “korvapumppu”, step by step

korvapumppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pumppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpumppupump; heart
2Swedishpumpa pump
3GermanPumpepump; heart
4Middle Low Germanpumpepump; a pump
5Middle Dutchpompedevice for raising water, pump; pipe, water...

via Finnish korva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
2Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle
Every word from Middle Dutch pompe →