Where does “läkkipelti” come from?

läkkipelti (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelti, from Swedish spält — a (long and narrow) gap.

läkkipelti (Finnish): tin plate

Definitions

  1. tin plate

Ancestry of “läkkipelti”, step by step

läkkipelti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltisheet metal; plate; sheet
2Swedishspälta (long and narrow) gap

via Finnish lakki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakkiheadwear; cap; cap, pileus
2Swedishbläckink; pigment or dye for writing, printing etc;...
Every word from Swedish spält →