Where does “liukaspintainen” come from?

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

liukaspintainen (Finnish): with a slippery surface

Definitions

  1. with a slippery surface

Ancestry of “liukaspintainen”, step by step

liukaspintainen 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 liukas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliukasslippery
2Finnishlipuato glide, float, slide to move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly
Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pinta →Every word from Finnish pinta →