Where does “messinkipuhallin” come from?

messinkipuhallin (Finnish) comes from Finnish messinki, from Swedish mässing, from German Messing, from Middle High German messinc, from Proto-Germanic masjinga-.

messinkipuhallin (Finnish): Synonym of vaskipuhallin

Definitions

  1. Synonym of vaskipuhallin

Ancestry of “messinkipuhallin”, step by step

messinkipuhallin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish messinki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmessinkibrass
2Swedishmässingbrass
3GermanMessingbrass
4Middle High Germanmessinc—
5Proto-Germanicmasjinga-—

via Finnish puhallin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhallinblower, a device that blows; wind instrument
2FinnishpuhaltaaTo blow; To blow on, play, sound; Third-person...
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow
Every word from Proto-Germanic masjinga- →Every word from Middle High German messinc →Every word from German Messing →