Where does “roskatynnyri” come from?

roskatynnyri (Finnish) comes from Finnish tynnyri, from Old Swedish tynnor, from Old Swedish tynna.

roskatynnyri (Finnish): trash can, garbage can especially a cylindrical one

Definitions

  1. trash can, garbage can especially a cylindrical one

Ancestry of “roskatynnyri”, step by step

roskatynnyri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tynnyri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtynnyribarrel; keg; unit of measure for volume...
2Old Swedishtynnor—
3Old Swedishtynna—

via Finnish roska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishroskalitter, trash, rubbish
2Swedishroskfilth, garbage
Every word from Old Swedish tynna →Every word from Old Swedish tynnor →Every word from Finnish tynnyri →
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