Where does “peltitölkki” come from?

peltitölkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelti, from Swedish spält — a (long and narrow) gap.

peltitölkki (Finnish): tin can

Definitions

  1. tin can

Ancestry of “peltitölkki”, step by step

peltitölkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltisheet metal; plate; sheet
2Swedishspälta (long and narrow) gap

via Finnish tölkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtölkkican, tin, carton
Every word from Swedish spält →Every word from Finnish pelti →