Where does “kidepinta” come from?

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

kidepinta (Finnish): crystal surface

Definitions

  1. crystal surface

Ancestry of “kidepinta”, step by step

kidepinta 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 kide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkidecrystal
Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pinta →Every word from Finnish pinta →