Where does “piilorasva” come from?

piilorasva (Finnish) comes from Finnish piilo, from Finnish piillä, from Proto-Finnic piildäk — to hide, to keep hidden.

piilorasva (Finnish): hidden fat in food

Definitions

  1. hidden fat in food

Ancestry of “piilorasva”, step by step

piilorasva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiilohideout, lair, covert, hiding place; hidden
2Finnishpiilläto be hidden in, lie in; Adessive singular form...
3Proto-Finnicpiildäkto hide, to keep hidden

via Finnish rasva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrasvafat; grease; ointment
2Proto-Finnicrasvafat
Every word from Proto-Finnic piildäk →Every word from Finnish piillä →Every word from Finnish piilo →