Where does “luodinkestävä” come from?

luodinkestävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish luoti, from Old Swedish lodh, from Middle Low German lōt, from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.

luodinkestävä (Finnish): bulletproof

Definitions

  1. bulletproof

Ancestry of “luodinkestävä”, step by step

luodinkestävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luoti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluotibullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight...
2Old Swedishlodh—
3Middle Low Germanlōt—
4Old Saxonlōd—
5Proto-West Germaniclaudlead

via Finnish kestävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkestävädurable, lasting, long-lasting; sustainable;...
2Finnishkestääto cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up; to...
3Proto-Finnickestädäkto last, endure
Every word from Proto-West Germanic laud →