Where does “säiliökontti” come from?
säiliökontti (Finnish) comes from Finnish säiliö, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.
säiliökontti (Finnish): tank container
Ancestry of “säiliökontti”, step by step
säiliökontti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish säiliö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säiliö | vessel, container, tank, cistern |
| 2 | Finnish | -iö | Front vowel variant of -io |
| 3 | Spanish | -ijo | indicating a diminutive or despective quality |
| 4 | Proto-Bantu | ì- | Class 5 noun prefix |
via Finnish kontti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kontti | traditional type of knapsack made of birch bark;... |
| 2 | English | container | Someone who contains; something that contains; An... |
| 3 | Middle English | conteyner | — |