Where does “sivupinta” come from?

sivupinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish pinta, from Proto-Finnic pinta, from Proto-Germanic spindaz — fat; lard; grease; smear; marrow.

sivupinta (Finnish): sidewall, side surface, lateral surface

Definitions

  1. sidewall, side surface, lateral surface

Ancestry of “sivupinta”, step by step

sivupinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow

via Finnish sivu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivupage, side; side; flank
Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pinta →Every word from Finnish pinta →