Where does “kosketuspinta” come from?

kosketuspinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kosketus, from Finnish koskettaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

kosketuspinta (Finnish): contact surface, contact patch

Definitions

  1. contact surface, contact patch

Ancestry of “kosketuspinta”, step by step

kosketuspinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kosketus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkosketusA touch; contact
2Finnishkoskettaato touch; to affect
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta-Every word from Finnish -ttääEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak