Where does “lohkopinta” come from?
lohkopinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish lohko, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
lohkopinta (Finnish): cleavage surface, cleavage plane, cleavage face
Definitions
- cleavage surface, cleavage plane, cleavage face
Ancestry of “lohkopinta”, step by step
lohkopinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lohko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lohko | section; lobe; block, chunk |
| 2 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish pinta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pinta | surface |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pinta | surface; sapwood; fat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spindaz | fat; lard; grease; smear; marrow |