Where does “panssari” come from?

panssari (Finnish) comes from Swedish pansar, from Old Swedish panzar, from Middle Low German pantzer, from Italian panciera, from Italian pancia, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.

panssari (Finnish): armor, armour, armouring; carapace

Definitions

  1. armor, armour, armouring; carapace

Ancestry of “panssari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpansaran armour
2Old Swedishpanzar—
3Middle Low Germanpantzer—
4Italianpancieracorset, girdle
5Italianpanciabelly, stomach, paunch
6Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts

Words derived from “panssari”

Every word from Latin pantex →Every word from Italian pancia →Every word from Italian panciera →