Where does “pintalujuus” come from?

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

pintalujuus (Finnish): surface strength

Definitions

  1. surface strength

Ancestry of “pintalujuus”, step by step

pintalujuus 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 lujuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlujuusstrength, firmness; resolution, fortitude,...
2Finnishlujafirm; sound; loud
3Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pinta →Every word from Finnish pinta →