Where does “rengaspanssari” come from?
rengaspanssari (Finnish) comes from Finnish panssari, from Swedish pansar, from Old Swedish panzar, from Middle Low German pantzer, from Italian panciera, from Italian pancia, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.
rengaspanssari (Finnish): mail
Definitions
Ancestry of “rengaspanssari”, step by step
rengaspanssari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish panssari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | panssari | armor, armour, armouring; carapace |
| 2 | Swedish | pansar | an armour |
| 3 | Old Swedish | panzar | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | pantzer | — |
| 5 | Italian | panciera | corset, girdle |
| 6 | Italian | pancia | belly, stomach, paunch |
| 7 | Latin | pantex | belly, paunch, guts |
via Finnish rengas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rengas | ring, loop, hoop; tyre, tire; ring |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | rengas | ring, hoop |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrengaz | ring |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |