Where does “panssarintorjuntakanuuna” come from?
panssarintorjuntakanuuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish panssarintorjunta, 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.
Ancestry of “panssarintorjuntakanuuna”, step by step
panssarintorjuntakanuuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish panssarintorjunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | panssarintorjunta | antitank warfare; antitank |
| 2 | Finnish | panssari | armor, armour, armouring; carapace |
| 3 | Swedish | pansar | an armour |
| 4 | Old Swedish | panzar | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | pantzer | — |
| 6 | Italian | panciera | corset, girdle |
| 7 | Italian | pancia | belly, stomach, paunch |
| 8 | Latin | pantex | belly, paunch, guts |
via Finnish kanuuna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kanuuna | cannon |
| 2 | Swedish | kanon | cannon, gun; a weapon; canon; very good |
| 3 | Italian | cannone | cannon; ace; large tube or pipe |
| 4 | Italian | canna | cane; barrel; rod |
| 5 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |