Where does “tetrapakkaus” come from?
tetrapakkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakkaus, from Finnish pakata, from Swedish packa, from Middle Low German packen, from Old Saxon pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.
tetrapakkaus (Finnish): Synonym of tetra
Definitions
- Synonym of tetra
Ancestry of “tetrapakkaus”, step by step
tetrapakkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pakkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pakkaus | package; compression |
| 2 | Finnish | pakata | to pack; to pack, package or wrap; to cram, pack,... |
| 3 | Swedish | packa | to pack; to stow things into a pack e.g. as to be... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | packen | to pack |
| 5 | Old Saxon | pakko | — |
| 6 | Frankish | pakkō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |
via Finnish Tetra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Tetra | Tetra Pak type of container |
| 2 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 3 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |