Where does “luiskapinta” come from?

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

luiskapinta (Finnish): slanted surface

Definitions

  1. slanted surface

Ancestry of “luiskapinta”, step by step

luiskapinta 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 luiska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishluiskaA slanted edge of a road, ditch, embankment or...
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