Where does “peltitynnyri” come from?

peltitynnyri (Finnish) comes from Finnish tynnyri, from Old Swedish tynnor, from Old Swedish tynna.

peltitynnyri (Finnish): (sheet) metal barrel

Definitions

  1. (sheet) metal barrel

Ancestry of “peltitynnyri”, step by step

peltitynnyri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tynnyri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtynnyribarrel; keg; unit of measure for volume...
2Old Swedishtynnor—
3Old Swedishtynna—

via Finnish pelti

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