Where does “lutkaleima” come from?

lutkaleima (Finnish) comes from Finnish leima, from Russian клеймо́ — brand, stamp, identification mark.

lutkaleima (Finnish): tramp stamp tattoo on a woman's lower back

Definitions

  1. tramp stamp tattoo on a woman's lower back

Ancestry of “lutkaleima”, step by step

lutkaleima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleimastamp; label, mark; stain, taint, stigma
2Russianклеймо́brand, stamp, identification mark

via Finnish lutka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlutkaslut, bitch
2Russianблу́дныйprodigal
Every word from Russian клеймо́Every word from Finnish leima
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