Where does “panssarikranaatti” come from?

panssarikranaatti (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.

panssarikranaatti (Finnish): armor-piercing explosive shell/projectile

Definitions

  1. armor-piercing explosive shell/projectile

Ancestry of “panssarikranaatti”, step by step

panssarikranaatti 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 kranaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkranaattigrenade, hand grenade; shell
2Swedishgranata pomegranate; a garnet, a group of minerals with...
Every word from Latin pantex