Where does “ponnekaasu” come from?
ponnekaasu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ponne, from Finnish ponsi, from Proto-Finnic ponci, from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte.
ponnekaasu (Finnish): propellant
Ancestry of “ponnekaasu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ponne | — |
| 2 | Finnish | ponsi | anther; motion; pommel, knob |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ponci | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | ponte | — |