Where does “pintakuohu” come from?

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

pintakuohu (Finnish): surface froth

Definitions

  1. surface froth

Ancestry of “pintakuohu”, step by step

pintakuohu 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 kuohu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuohufoam, froth; Indicative present connegative form...
2Proto-Finnickoohu—
Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pinta →Every word from Finnish pinta →