Where does “laikkupintainen” come from?

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

laikkupintainen (Finnish): spotted, flecked

Definitions

  1. spotted, flecked

Ancestry of “laikkupintainen”, step by step

laikkupintainen 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 laikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaikkuspot; patch; fleck
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pinta →Every word from Finnish pinta →