Where does “kottaraispönttö” come from?

kottaraispönttö (Finnish) comes from Finnish kottarainen, from Finnish kotti, from Finnish förskotti, from Swedish förskott — advance payment.

kottaraispönttö (Finnish): A nest box designed especially to suit for...

Definitions

  1. A nest box designed especially to suit for...

Ancestry of “kottaraispönttö”, step by step

kottaraispönttö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kottarainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkottarainenEuropean starling, common starling; starling;...
2Finnishkottibag, pouch
3Finnishförskottiprepayment
4Swedishförskottadvance payment

via Finnish pönttö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpönttöbin, can; blockhead; toilet
Every word from Swedish förskott →Every word from Finnish förskotti →Every word from Finnish kotti →