Where does “vessanpönttö” come from?

vessanpönttö (Finnish) comes from Finnish vessa, from Finnish wc, from English WC — Initialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet;...

vessanpönttö (Finnish): toilet

Definitions

  1. toilet

Ancestry of “vessanpönttö”, step by step

vessanpönttö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vessa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvessatoilet
2FinnishwcWC water closet
3EnglishWCInitialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet;...

via Finnish pönttö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpönttöbin, can; blockhead; toilet
Every word from English WC →Every word from Finnish wc →Every word from Finnish vessa →