Where does “rasvaprässi” come from?

rasvaprässi (Finnish) comes from Finnish rasva, from Proto-Finnic rasva — fat.

rasvaprässi (Finnish): grease gun

Definitions

  1. grease gun

Ancestry of “rasvaprässi”, step by step

rasvaprässi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rasva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrasvafat; grease; ointment
2Proto-Finnicrasvafat

via Finnish prässi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishprässiA press; A crease, especially one pressed on the...
2Swedishpräss—
Every word from Proto-Finnic rasva →Every word from Finnish rasva →