Where does “mäntäkirnu” come from?

mäntäkirnu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirnu, from Proto-Germanic kirnijǭ, from Proto-Germanic kernǭ — butter tub; creme.

mäntäkirnu (Finnish): plunger-type churn, upright churn

Definitions

  1. plunger-type churn, upright churn

Ancestry of “mäntäkirnu”, step by step

mäntäkirnu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirnu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirnua churn
2Proto-Germanickirnijǭa churn
3Proto-Germanickernǭbutter tub; creme

via Finnish mäntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmäntäpiston; Synonym of härkin
2Proto-Finnicmäntämixing utensil made of the top of a young pine
Every word from Proto-Germanic kernǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic kirnijǭ →Every word from Finnish kirnu →
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