Where does “pintasilaus” come from?

pintasilaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish silaus, from Finnish silata, from Finnish -ätä, from Finnish -tä, from Proto-Finnic -ta, from Proto-Uralic -tä — from.

pintasilaus (Finnish): surface finish

Definitions

  1. surface finish

Ancestry of “pintasilaus”, step by step

pintasilaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilausplating coating with a metal
2Finnishsilatato plate coat with a metal
3Finnish-ätäFront vowel variant of -ata
4Finnish-täFront vowel variant of -ta
5Proto-Finnic-taPartitive ending
6Proto-Uralic-täfrom

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow
Every word from Proto-Uralic -tä →Every word from Finnish -ätä →Every word from Finnish -tä →