Where does “purkinavaaja” come from?

purkinavaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish purkki, from Swedish burk, from Old Swedish budhker, from Old Norse buðkr.

purkinavaaja (Finnish): can opener

Definitions

  1. can opener

Ancestry of “purkinavaaja”, step by step

purkinavaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish purkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurkkican; jar; canister
2Swedishburkpot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with...
3Old Swedishbudhker—
4Old Norsebuðkr—

via Finnish avaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavaajaopener
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—
Every word from Old Norse buðkr →Every word from Old Swedish budhker →Every word from Swedish burk →