Where does “sliippari” come from?

sliippari (Finnish) comes from Finnish sliipata, from Swedish slipa, from Middle Low German slīpen, from Proto-Germanic slīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

sliippari (Finnish): slicker; dandy, Dapper Dan, fop

Definitions

  1. slicker; dandy, Dapper Dan, fop

Ancestry of “sliippari”, step by step

sliippari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sliipata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsliipatato whet
2Swedishslipato grind, to polish, to sharpen
3Middle Low Germanslīpen—
4Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

via Finnish Ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAri—
2Latinadrianus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīpaną →Every word from Middle Low German slīpen →