kasapanos
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- A type of hand-held demolition or anti-tank weapon used in WWII by the Finnish army, consisting of 2 to 4 kg of TNT and a wooden handle for throwing; usually translated as satchel charge into English.
Etymology
Compound from Finnish kasa (pile, heap) + Finnish panos (charge).
Origin
Finnish
panos
Gloss
charge
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dynamiittipanos Finnish
- haulipanos Finnish
- heinäkasa Finnish
- hiekkakasa Finnish
- kasa Finnish
- kasapäin Finnish
- kasata Finnish
- kasauma Finnish
- kasoittain Finnish
- kivikasa Finnish
- kompostikasa Finnish
- kovapanosammunta Finnish
- lantakasa Finnish
- lastukasa Finnish
- luukasa Finnish
- nostokasa Finnish
- panna Finnish
- panos Finnish
- panosnaulain Finnish
- panostaa Finnish
- purukasa Finnish
- puukasa Finnish
- rahapanos Finnish
- romukasa Finnish
- suolapanos Finnish
- työpanos Finnish
- *kasa Proto-Finnic