Where does “raapaisupinta” come from?

raapaisupinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish raapaisu, from Finnish raapaista, from Finnish raapia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.

raapaisupinta (Finnish): striking surface such as that on a matchbox

Definitions

  1. striking surface such as that on a matchbox

Ancestry of “raapaisupinta”, step by step

raapaisupinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raapaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishraapaisuA graze; light scratch
2FinnishraapaistaTo scratch, scrape
3FinnishraapiaTo scratch, scrape
4Finnish-iaForms primarily transitive verbs describing...
5Proto-Finnic-idakapplicative suffix
6Proto-Uralic-j-—

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j- →Every word from Finnish -ia →Every word from Proto-Finnic -idak →