Where does “pintateitse” come from?

pintateitse (Finnish) comes from Finnish tie, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

pintateitse (Finnish): by surface, by surface transportation

Definitions

  1. by surface, by surface transportation

Ancestry of “pintateitse”, step by step

pintateitse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow
Every word from Proto-Uralic tejeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teeEvery word from Finnish tie