Where does “sardiinipurkki” come from?

sardiinipurkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish sardiini, from French sardine, from Latin sardīna, from Latin Sardinia, from Ancient Greek Σαρδώ — Sardinia.

sardiinipurkki (Finnish): tin of sardines, sardine tin

Definitions

  1. tin of sardines, sardine tin

Ancestry of “sardiinipurkki”, step by step

sardiinipurkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sardiini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsardiinisardine
2Frenchsardinesardine, pilchard
3Latinsardīnakind of fish, sardine or mackerel
4LatinSardinia
5Ancient GreekΣαρδώSardinia

via Finnish purkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurkkican; jar; canister
2Swedishburkpot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with...
3Old Swedishbudhker
4Old Norsebuðkr
Every word from Ancient Greek ΣαρδώEvery word from Latin SardiniaEvery word from Latin sardīna