Where does “pankkirosvo” come from?
pankkirosvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish pankki, from Swedish bänk, from Dutch bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
pankkirosvo (Finnish): bank robber
Definitions
- bank robber
Ancestry of “pankkirosvo”, step by step
pankkirosvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pankki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pankki | bank |
| 2 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 3 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 4 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 5 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via Finnish rosvo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rosvo | robber, bandit, brigand |
| 2 | Russian | разбо́йник | brigand, highwayman, robber |
| 3 | Russian | -ни́к | Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnikъ | From base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |