Where does “selkäpanssari” come from?

selkäpanssari (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.

selkäpanssari (Finnish): back protection, back armor

Definitions

back protection, back armor

Ancestry of “selkäpanssari”, step by step

selkäpanssari 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 selkä

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	selkä	back; ridge, spine; watershed area
2	Proto-Finnic	selkä	back; ridge
3	Proto-Finno-Permic	śelkä	—

Every word from Latin pantex →