Where does “irtopäällinen” come from?

irtopäällinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish irto-, from Finnish irta, from Proto-Finnic irta — loose, separate, detached.

irtopäällinen (Finnish): slipcover, loose cover

Definitions

  1. slipcover, loose cover

Ancestry of “irtopäällinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishirto-detachable, removable, separate, loose
2Finnishirta
3Proto-Finnicirtaloose, separate, detached
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