Where does “pronssikirves” come from?

pronssikirves (Finnish) comes from Finnish pronssi, from Swedish brons — bronze; a bronze sculpture; a bronze medal.

pronssikirves (Finnish): bronze axe

Definitions

  1. bronze axe

Ancestry of “pronssikirves”, step by step

pronssikirves traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pronssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpronssibronze; third place, third position; "short for"...
2Swedishbronsbronze; a bronze sculpture; a bronze medal

via Finnish kirves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirvesaxe
2Proto-Finnickirvesaxe
Every word from Swedish brons →Every word from Finnish pronssi →