Where does “purkki” come from?
purkki (Finnish) comes from Swedish burk, from Old Swedish budhker, from Old Norse buðkr.
purkki (Finnish): can; jar; canister
Ancestry of “purkki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | burk | pot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | budhker | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | buðkr | — |
Words derived from “purkki”