Where does “peltivaurio” come from?

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

peltivaurio (Finnish): (auto) body damage, bodywork damage

Definitions

  1. (auto) body damage, bodywork damage

Ancestry of “peltivaurio”, step by step

peltivaurio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelti

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

via Finnish vaurio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvauriodamage
Every word from Swedish spältEvery word from Finnish pelti