Where does “purupinta” come from?

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

purupinta (Finnish): chewing surface

Definitions

  1. chewing surface

Ancestry of “purupinta”, step by step

purupinta 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 puru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuruSynonym of pureminen; chewing; A quantity of...
2Proto-Finnicpuru—
Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →