Where does “routapaisti” come from?

routapaisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish paisti, from Finnish paistaa, from Proto-Finnic paistadak, from Proto-Finnic paa-.

Ancestry of “routapaisti”, step by step

routapaisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaistiround; leg; ham, leg
2Finnishpaistaato fry; to grill, barbecue; to braise
3Proto-Finnicpaistadakto shine; to bake, to roast, to fry
4Proto-Finnicpaa-—

via Finnish routa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishroutaground frost
2Proto-Finnicroutafrost in the ground
Every word from Proto-Finnic paa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic paistadak →Every word from Finnish paistaa →