Where does “pintaväreily” come from?

pintaväreily (Finnish) comes from Finnish väreily, from Finnish väreillä, from Finnish väre, from Finnish väristä, from Proto-Finnic väristäk — to shiver, to quiver, to tremble.

pintaväreily (Finnish): surface rippling

Definitions

  1. surface rippling

Ancestry of “pintaväreily”, step by step

pintaväreily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väreily

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväreilyrippling, trembling, quivering
2Finnishväreilläto ripple, to tremble, to quiver
3Finnishväreripple
4Finnishväristäto shiver; to quiver; to tremble
5Proto-Finnicväristäkto shiver, to quiver, to tremble

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow
Every word from Proto-Finnic väristäk →Every word from Finnish väristä →Every word from Finnish väre →