Where does “pottunokka” come from?

pottunokka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pottu, from Finnish potaatti, from Swedish potatis, from English potatoes, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

pottunokka (Finnish): large, ugly nose

Definitions

  1. large, ugly nose

Ancestry of “pottunokka”, step by step

pottunokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pottu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpottupotato, spud; potty; bottle, especially one of...
2Finnishpotaattipotato
3Swedishpotatispotato
4Englishpotatoesplural of potato
5Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
6Taínobatatasweet potato

via Finnish nokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
2Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill
Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish patata →Every word from English potatoes →