Where does “peltiheikki” come from?

peltiheikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish Heikki, from Finnish Henrik, from Old Swedish Henrik.

peltiheikki (Finnish): the KP m/44 submachine gun

Definitions

  1. the KP m/44 submachine gun

Ancestry of “peltiheikki”, step by step

peltiheikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Heikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHeikkiHenry
2FinnishHenrikHenry
3Old SwedishHenrik—

via Finnish pelti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltisheet metal; plate; sheet
2Swedishspälta (long and narrow) gap
Every word from Old Swedish Henrik →Every word from Finnish Henrik →Every word from Finnish Heikki →