Where does “murrospinta” come from?
murrospinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish murros, from Finnish murtaa, from Proto-Finnic murtadak, from Proto-Uralic mura- — break.
murrospinta (Finnish): fracture surface
Ancestry of “murrospinta”, step by step
murrospinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish murros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | murros | Group of trees felled by a storm; abatis,... |
| 2 | Finnish | murtaa | to break; Of a bone, to cause to crack under... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | murtadak | to break |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mura- | break |
via Finnish pinta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pinta | surface |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pinta | surface; sapwood; fat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spindaz | fat; lard; grease; smear; marrow |