Where does “peltipurkki” come from?

peltipurkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish purkki, from Swedish burk, from Old Swedish budhker, from Old Norse buðkr.

peltipurkki (Finnish): tin container made of tin or another sheet metal

Definitions

  1. tin container made of tin or another sheet metal

Ancestry of “peltipurkki”, step by step

peltipurkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish purkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurkkican; jar; canister
2Swedishburkpot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with...
3Old Swedishbudhker—
4Old Norsebuðkr—

via Finnish pelti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltisheet metal; plate; sheet
2Swedishspälta (long and narrow) gap
Every word from Old Norse buðkr →Every word from Old Swedish budhker →Every word from Swedish burk →