Where does “pintaväli” come from?

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

pintaväli (Finnish): vertex distance distance between the back surface of a corrective lens and the front of the cornea

Definitions

  1. vertex distance distance between the back surface of a corrective lens and the front of the cornea

Ancestry of “pintaväli”, step by step

pintaväli 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 väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji—
Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pinta →Every word from Finnish pinta →