Where does “kymmenpenninen” come from?

kymmenpenninen (Finnish) comes from Finnish penni, from Finnish penninki, from Swedish penning, from Old Norse penningr, from Proto-Germanic panningaz — a coin, penny.

kymmenpenninen (Finnish): tenpence

Definitions

  1. tenpence

Ancestry of “kymmenpenninen”, step by step

kymmenpenninen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish penni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpenniOne hundredth of a markka, the Finnish currency...
2FinnishpenninkiA currency in Sweden from the Middle Ages to...
3Swedishpenninga coin, a penny; money, cash
4Old Norsepenningr—
5Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny

via Finnish kymmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkymmenten; decade
2Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten
Every word from Proto-Germanic panningaz →Every word from Old Norse penningr →Every word from Swedish penning →