Where does “rasvari” come from?

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

rasvari (Finnish): greaser one who applies grease

Definitions

  1. greaser one who applies grease

Ancestry of “rasvari”, step by step

rasvari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rasva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrasvafat; grease; ointment
2Proto-Finnicrasvafat

via Finnish Ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAri—
2Latinadrianus—
Every word from Proto-Finnic rasva →Every word from Finnish rasva →