Where does “pronssinen” come from?

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

pronssinen (Finnish): bronze

Definitions

  1. bronze

Ancestry of “pronssinen”, step by step

pronssinen 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 inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen
Every word from Swedish bronsEvery word from Finnish pronssi