Where does “aurinkorasva” come from?

aurinkorasva (Finnish) comes from Finnish rasva, from Proto-Finnic rasva — fat.

aurinkorasva (Finnish): sunscreen

Definitions

  1. sunscreen

Ancestry of “aurinkorasva”, step by step

aurinkorasva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rasva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrasvafat; grease; ointment
2Proto-Finnicrasvafat

via Finnish aurinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaurinkothe Sun
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