Where does “purkki” come from?

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

purkki (Finnish): can; jar; canister

Definitions

  1. can; jar; canister

Ancestry of “purkki”, step by step

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

Words derived from “purkki”

Every word from Old Norse buðkr →Every word from Old Swedish budhker →Every word from Swedish burk →