Where does “märkähionta” come from?

märkähionta (Finnish) comes from Finnish hionta, from Finnish hioa, from Proto-Finnic hijodak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija-.

märkähionta (Finnish): wet sanding

Definitions

  1. wet sanding

Ancestry of “märkähionta”, step by step

märkähionta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hionta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiontapolishing
2Finnishhioato grind, whet, hone; to grind, sharpen; to sand
3Proto-Finnichijodakto grind, to hone, to whet
4Proto-Finno-Ugricšija-—

via Finnish märkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmärkäwet; pus
2Proto-Finnicmärkäwet, moist; pus
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija- →Every word from Proto-Finnic hijodak →Every word from Finnish hioa →