Where does “jääpintainen” come from?

jääpintainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.

jääpintainen (Finnish): ice-covered

Definitions

  1. ice-covered

Ancestry of “jääpintainen”, step by step

jääpintainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjääice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =...
2Proto-Finnicjääice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow
Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic jää →Every word from Finnish jää →