Where does “pumppukärry” come from?

pumppukärry (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärry, from Old Swedish kärra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

pumppukärry (Finnish): pallet jack, pallet truck, pump truck

Definitions

  1. pallet jack, pallet truck, pump truck

Ancestry of “pumppukärry”, step by step

pumppukärry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kärry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärrycart, trolley, wagon; car, especially an old and...
2Old Swedishkärra—
3Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
4Gaulishkarroswagon
5Proto-Celtickarroswagon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Finnish pumppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpumppupump; heart
2Swedishpumpa pump
3GermanPumpepump; heart
4Middle Low Germanpumpepump; a pump
5Middle Dutchpompedevice for raising water, pump; pipe, water...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →