Where does “rasvakynä” come from?

rasvakynä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kynä, from Proto-Finnic künä, from Proto-Finno-Permic küńä.

rasvakynä (Finnish): grease pencil

Definitions

  1. grease pencil

Ancestry of “rasvakynä”, step by step

rasvakynä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynäpencil; pen; quill, hollow shaft
2Proto-Finnickünätrough
3Proto-Finno-Permicküńä—

via Finnish rasva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrasvafat; grease; ointment
2Proto-Finnicrasvafat
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic küńä →Every word from Proto-Finnic künä →Every word from Finnish kynä →