Where does “virtsapurkki” come from?
virtsapurkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish purkki, from Swedish burk, from Old Swedish budhker, from Old Norse buðkr.
virtsapurkki (Finnish): urine collection device
Ancestry of “virtsapurkki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | purkki | can; jar; canister |
| 2 | Swedish | burk | pot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | budhker | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | buðkr | — |