Where does “saapasrasva” come from?

saapasrasva (Finnish) comes from Finnish saapas, from Old East Slavic сапогъ, from Proto-Slavic sapogъ.

saapasrasva (Finnish): boot cream, boot grease

Definitions

  1. boot cream, boot grease

Ancestry of “saapasrasva”, step by step

saapasrasva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saapas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaapasboot
2Old East Slavicсапогъ—
3Proto-Slavicsapogъ—

via Finnish rasva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrasvafat; grease; ointment
2Proto-Finnicrasvafat
Every word from Proto-Slavic sapogъ →Every word from Old East Slavic сапогъ →Every word from Finnish saapas →