Where does “viisipenninen” come from?

viisipenninen (Finnish) comes from Finnish penni, from Finnish penninki, from Swedish penning, from Old Norse penningr, from Proto-Germanic panningaz — a coin, penny.

viisipenninen (Finnish): five-penny

Definitions

  1. five-penny

Ancestry of “viisipenninen”, step by step

viisipenninen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish penni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpenniOne hundredth of a markka, the Finnish currency...
2FinnishpenninkiA currency in Sweden from the Middle Ages to...
3Swedishpenninga coin, a penny; money, cash
4Old Norsepenningr—
5Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny

via Finnish viisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisifive
2Proto-Finnicviicifive
3Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten
Every word from Proto-Germanic panningaz →Every word from Old Norse penningr →Every word from Swedish penning →