Where does “panssariluoti” come from?

panssariluoti (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.

panssariluoti (Finnish): armor-piercing bullet

Definitions

  1. armor-piercing bullet

Ancestry of “panssariluoti”, step by step

panssariluoti 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 luoti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluotibullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight...
2Old Swedishlodh—
3Middle Low Germanlōt—
4Old Saxonlōd—
5Proto-West Germaniclaudlead
Every word from Latin pantex →Every word from Italian pancia →Every word from Italian panciera →