Where does “panssaripatruuna” come from?

panssaripatruuna (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.

panssaripatruuna (Finnish): armor-piercing (rifle) round/cartridge

Definitions

  1. armor-piercing (rifle) round/cartridge

Ancestry of “panssaripatruuna”, step by step

panssaripatruuna 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 patruuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatruunacartridge, when used in sense concerning...
2Swedishpatroncartridge for a fire arm
Every word from Latin pantex →