Where does “pintalöytö” come from?

pintalöytö (Finnish) comes from Finnish löytö, from Finnish löytää, from Proto-Finnic leütädäk, from Proto-Germanic hleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw-.

pintalöytö (Finnish): surface find

Definitions

  1. surface find

Ancestry of “pintalöytö”, step by step

pintalöytö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish löytö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlöytödiscovery; find; bargain
2FinnishlöytääTo find; to discover; to come across
3Proto-Finnicleütädäkto find, to discover
4Proto-Germanichleutanąto cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)klēw-—

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hleutaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic leütädäk →