Where does “lehtijousipakka” come from?
lehtijousipakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakka, from Swedish backe, from Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.
lehtijousipakka (Finnish): leaf spring
Ancestry of “lehtijousipakka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pakka | deck; bundle; roll |
| 2 | Swedish | backe | slope; a piece of ground which slopes; ground;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | bakki | bank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bankô | bank, embankment; a hill |