Where does “panssariammus” come from?

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

panssariammus (Finnish): armor-piercing shell

Definitions

  1. armor-piercing shell

Ancestry of “panssariammus”, step by step

panssariammus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish panssari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpanssariarmor, armour, armouring; carapace
2Swedishpansaran armour
3Old Swedishpanzar—
4Middle Low Germanpantzer—
5Italianpancieracorset, girdle
6Italianpanciabelly, stomach, paunch
7Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts

via Finnish ammus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammusbullet, projectile; Second-person singular...
2FinnishampuaTo shoot
3Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
4Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—
Every word from Latin pantex →