Where does “padankansi” come from?

padankansi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pata, from Swedish spader, from German Spaten, from Dutch spatten, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.

padankansi (Finnish): cauldron lid, pot lid

Definitions

  1. cauldron lid, pot lid

Ancestry of “padankansi”, step by step

padankansi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatacauldron; pot; typically one made of thick...
2Swedishspaderspade, spades
3GermanSpatenspade
4Dutchspattento splatter, splash
5Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
6Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
7Old Dutch-en
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Finnish kansi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkansilid, top, cover; cover; deck
2Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
3CzechForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
4Old Czechforming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals
5Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
7Proto-Finnicwiša
8Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti