Where does “pienahitsi” come from?

pienahitsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hitsi, from Finnish hitsata, from Swedish hitsa, from Middle Low German hitzen.

pienahitsi (Finnish): fillet weld; a welded joint between two perpendicular pieces of metal

Definitions

  1. fillet weld; a welded joint between two perpendicular pieces of metal

Ancestry of “pienahitsi”, step by step

pienahitsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhitsiweld
2Finnishhitsatato weld
3Swedishhitsato heat, to weld
4Middle Low Germanhitzen—

via Finnish piena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpienacleat strip of wood fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc
Every word from Middle Low German hitzen →Every word from Swedish hitsa →Every word from Finnish hitsata →