Where does “kranaattikuoppa” come from?

kranaattikuoppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuoppa, from Proto-Finnic kooppa — pit.

kranaattikuoppa (Finnish): shell hole

Definitions

  1. shell hole

Ancestry of “kranaattikuoppa”, step by step

kranaattikuoppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuoppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuoppapit; pothole
2Proto-Finnickooppapit

via Finnish kranaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkranaattigrenade, hand grenade; shell
2Swedishgranata pomegranate; a garnet, a group of minerals with...
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