Where does “aukkopeite” come from?

aukkopeite (Finnish) comes from Finnish peite, from Finnish peittää, from Proto-Finnic peittädäk, from Proto-Finnic pej-, from Proto-Uralic *pälkä — thumb.

aukkopeite (Finnish): spraydeck

Definitions

  1. spraydeck

Ancestry of “aukkopeite”, step by step

aukkopeite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeitecover; spread, throw; overlay
2Finnishpeittääto cover
3Proto-Finnicpeittädäkto cover; to hide, to conceal
4Proto-Finnicpej-—
5Proto-Uralic*pälkäthumb

via Finnish aukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukkohole; gap; opening
2Proto-Finnicaukkohole; gap, opening
Every word from Proto-Uralic *pälkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pej- →Every word from Proto-Finnic peittädäk →