Where does “metalliletku” come from?

metalliletku (Finnish) comes from Finnish metalli, from Swedish metall, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.

metalliletku (Finnish): metal hose

Definitions

  1. metal hose

Ancestry of “metalliletku”, step by step

metalliletku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish metalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetallimetal
2Swedishmetallmetal
3Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
4Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
5Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

via Finnish letku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishletkuA hosepipe, hose
2Russianплёткаwhip
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν →Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλον →Every word from Latin metallum →