Where does “pintamuokkaus” come from?

pintamuokkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish muokkaus, from Finnish muokata, from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.

pintamuokkaus (Finnish): shallow tilling, shallow tillage

Definitions

  1. shallow tilling, shallow tillage

Ancestry of “pintamuokkaus”, step by step

pintamuokkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muokkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuokkausworking shaping, forming, improving material
2Finnishmuokatato work; to edit; to modify
3Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ—

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫka →Every word from Finnish muokata →