Where does “sminkki” come from?
sminkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish sminkata, from Swedish sminka — to make up.
sminkki (Finnish): Synonym of meikki
Ancestry of “sminkki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sminkata | Synonym of meikata |
| 2 | Swedish | sminka | to make up |