Where does “levypanssari” come from?

levypanssari (Finnish) comes from Finnish panssari, from Swedish pansar, from Old Swedish panzar, from Middle Low German pantzer, from Italian panciera, from Italian pancia, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.

levypanssari (Finnish): plate armour

Definitions

plate armour

Ancestry of “levypanssari”, step by step

levypanssari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish panssari

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	panssari	armor, armour, armouring; carapace
2	Swedish	pansar	an armour
3	Old Swedish	panzar	—
4	Middle Low German	pantzer	—
5	Italian	panciera	corset, girdle
6	Italian	pancia	belly, stomach, paunch
7	Latin	pantex	belly, paunch, guts

via Finnish levy

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	levy	plate; board; slab
2	Finnish	-u	Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3	Proto-Finnic	-u	Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns

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