Where does “kynäpurkki” come from?

kynäpurkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish purkki, from Swedish burk, from Old Swedish budhker, from Old Norse buðkr.

kynäpurkki (Finnish): pencil holder, pencil pot small open container for stationery

Definitions

  1. pencil holder, pencil pot small open container for stationery

Ancestry of “kynäpurkki”, step by step

kynäpurkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish purkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurkkican; jar; canister
2Swedishburkpot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with...
3Old Swedishbudhker—
4Old Norsebuðkr—

via Finnish kynä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynäpencil; pen; quill, hollow shaft
2Proto-Finnickünätrough
3Proto-Finno-Permicküńä—
Every word from Old Norse buðkr →Every word from Old Swedish budhker →Every word from Swedish burk →