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Where does “panssarintorjuntavaunu” come from?

panssarintorjuntavaunu (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.

panssarintorjuntavaunu (Finnish): tank destroyer

Definitions

  1. tank destroyer

Ancestry of “panssarintorjuntavaunu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpanssarintorjuntaantitank warfare; As modifier in compound terms ,...
2Finnishpanssariarmor, armour, armouring; carapace
3Swedishpansaran armour
4Old Swedishpanzar—
5Middle Low Germanpantzer—
6Italianpancieracorset, girdle
7Italianpanciabelly, stomach, paunch
8Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts
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