Where does “pintakirkkaus” come from?

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

pintakirkkaus (Finnish): surface brightness

Definitions

  1. surface brightness

Ancestry of “pintakirkkaus”, step by step

pintakirkkaus 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 kirkkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirkkausbrightness
2Finnishkirkasbright; broad, especially of daylight; clear
3Proto-Finnickirk'asbright
Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pinta →Every word from Finnish pinta →