Where does “panttitodistus” come from?

panttitodistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish todistus, from Finnish todistaa, from Finnish tosi, from Proto-Finnic toci — truth.

panttitodistus (Finnish): pawn ticket

Definitions

  1. pawn ticket

Ancestry of “panttitodistus”, step by step

panttitodistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish todistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtodistuscertificate; diploma, report card, certificate;...
2FinnishtodistaaTo prove, demonstrate, substantiate; To witness,...
3Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
4Proto-Finnictocitruth

via Finnish pantti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpanttipledge; deposit
2Middle Low Germanpant—
Every word from Proto-Finnic toci →Every word from Finnish tosi →Every word from Finnish todistaa →