Where does “pakettipommi” come from?

pakettipommi (Finnish) comes from Finnish paketti, from Swedish paket, from French paquet, from Middle French paquet, from Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

pakettipommi (Finnish): parcel bomb, package bomb

Definitions

  1. parcel bomb, package bomb

Ancestry of “pakettipommi”, step by step

pakettipommi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paketti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakettipackage; parcel; packet
2Swedishpaketa package, a parcel, a packet, a wrapped gift
3Frenchpaquetpacket; pack; parcel
4Middle Frenchpaquet
5Middle Dutchpac
6Old Dutchpakko
7Frankishpakkō
8Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Finnish pommi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpommibomb
2Swedishbomba bomb
3Frenchbombérounded, convex; past participle of bomber
4Italianbombabomb
5Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
6LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
7Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkôEvery word from Frankish pakkōEvery word from Old Dutch pakko
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