Where does “leivontarasva” come from?

leivontarasva (Finnish) comes from Finnish leivonta, from Finnish -ntä, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.

leivontarasva (Finnish): shortening, cooking fat solid fat

Definitions

  1. shortening, cooking fat solid fat

Ancestry of “leivontarasva”, step by step

leivontarasva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leivonta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleivontabaking
2Finnish-ntäFront vowel variant of -nta; API
3Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs

via Finnish rasva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrasvafat; grease; ointment
2Proto-Finnicrasvafat
Every word from Proto-Finnic -nta →Every word from Finnish -ntä →Every word from Finnish leivonta →