Where does “haarniskapinta” come from?

haarniskapinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish pinta, from Proto-Finnic pinta, from Proto-Germanic spindaz — fat; lard; grease; smear; marrow.

haarniskapinta (Finnish): slickenside

Definitions

  1. slickenside

Ancestry of “haarniskapinta”, step by step

haarniskapinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow

via Finnish haarniska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarniskaarmor, armour
2Old Swedishharnisk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pinta →Every word from Finnish pinta →
haarniskapinta — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer