Where does “mainostarra” come from?

mainostarra (Finnish) comes from Finnish mainos, from Finnish mainoa.

mainostarra (Finnish): advertising sticker, promotional sticker

Definitions

  1. advertising sticker, promotional sticker

Ancestry of “mainostarra”, step by step

mainostarra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mainos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainosadvertisement
2Finnishmainoa—

via Finnish tarra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarrasticker, decal
2Finnishtarratato grab something; to stick to
Every word from Finnish mainoa →Every word from Finnish mainos →