Where does “pankkikonttori” come from?

pankkikonttori (Finnish) comes from Finnish konttori, from Swedish kontor, from Middle Low German kontôr, from Middle Dutch contoor, from Middle French contoir, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre — whale, sea monster; abyss.

pankkikonttori (Finnish): bank office, bank branch

Definitions

  1. bank office, bank branch

Ancestry of “pankkikonttori”, step by step

pankkikonttori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish konttori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonttorioffice
2Swedishkontoroffice; building or room
3Middle Low Germankontôrcommercial branch; writing room; counting...
4Middle Dutchcontoor—
5Middle FrenchcontoirAlternative spelling of comptoir
6Middle Frenchcompterto recount; to tell
7Old Frenchcompter—
8Latincomputāre—
9Latincomputōto calculate, compute, reckon together
10Latincom-allomorph of con-
11Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
12Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
13Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
14Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt—
18Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
19Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
20Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

via Finnish pankki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpankkibank
2Swedishbänkbench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where...
3Dutchbankbench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are...
4Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
5Old High Germanbankbench
6Proto-West Germanicbankibench
7Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτος →Every word from Old Church Slavonic китъ →Every word from Russian кит →