Where does “maalarinteippi” come from?

maalarinteippi (Finnish) comes from Finnish teippi, from English [[adhesive tape.

maalarinteippi (Finnish): masking tape, painter's tape

Definitions

  1. masking tape, painter's tape

Ancestry of “maalarinteippi”, step by step

maalarinteippi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teippi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteippiadhesive tape, sellotape, tape
2English[[adhesive tape

via Finnish maalarin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmaalarinGenitive singular form of maalari
Every word from English [[adhesive tapeEvery word from Finnish teippi
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