Where does “jarrupöly” come from?

jarrupöly (Finnish) comes from Finnish pöly, from Proto-Finnic pölü.

jarrupöly (Finnish): brake dust residue generated from friction during braking in a vehicle's braking system

Definitions

  1. brake dust residue generated from friction during braking in a vehicle's braking system

Ancestry of “jarrupöly”, step by step

jarrupöly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pöly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpölydust
2Proto-Finnicpölü

via Finnish jarru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjarrubrake; bromide
Every word from Proto-Finnic pölüEvery word from Finnish pöly