Where does “rintapelti” come from?

rintapelti (Finnish) comes from Finnish rinta, from Finnish -mä — Front vowel variant of -ma.

rintapelti (Finnish): a flashing roof component that covers an inner corner between the roof and a wall; roof wall flashing or apron flashing

Definitions

  1. a flashing roof component that covers an inner corner between the roof and a wall; roof wall flashing or apron flashing

Ancestry of “rintapelti”, step by step

rintapelti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
2Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma

via Finnish pelti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltisheet metal; plate; sheet
2Swedishspälta (long and narrow) gap
Every word from Finnish -mä →Every word from Finnish rinta →