Where does “rantsa” come from?

rantsa (Ingrian) comes from Russian ранец, from German Ranzen, from Middle High German rans — belly, paunch, satchel.

rantsa (Ingrian): backpack

Definitions

  1. backpack

Ancestry of “rantsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianранецbackpack
2GermanRanzensatchel
3Middle High Germanransbelly, paunch, satchel
Every word from Middle High German rans →Every word from German Ranzen →Every word from Russian ранец →