Where does “liukaste” come from?

liukaste (Finnish) comes from Finnish liukastaa, from Finnish liukas, from Finnish lipua — to glide, float, slide to move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.

liukaste (Finnish): lubricant; personal lubricant

Definitions

  1. lubricant; personal lubricant

Ancestry of “liukaste”, step by step

liukaste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liukastaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishliukastaaTo make more slippery, lubricate
2Finnishliukasslippery
3Finnishlipuato glide, float, slide to move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly

via Finnish e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheE note
Every word from Finnish lipuaEvery word from Finnish liukasEvery word from Finnish liukastaa