Where does “nukkapinta” come from?

nukkapinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish pinta, from Proto-Finnic pinta, from Proto-Germanic spindaz — fat; lard; grease; smear; marrow.

nukkapinta (Finnish): layer of down, fuzz or lint

Definitions

  1. layer of down, fuzz or lint

Ancestry of “nukkapinta”, step by step

nukkapinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow

via Finnish nukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnukkanap, pile; pilling, pills; fuzz
2Swedishnockridge; notch

Words derived from “nukkapinta”

Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pinta →Every word from Finnish pinta →