Where does “sliippaus” come from?
sliippaus (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.
sliippaus (Finnish): whetting
Ancestry of “sliippaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sliipata | to whet |
| 2 | Swedish | slipa | to grind, to polish, to sharpen |
| 3 | Middle Low German | slīpen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slīpaną | to slide; to grind; to sharpen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sley- | smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear |