Where does “tarttumapinta” come from?

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

tarttumapinta (Finnish): gripping surface, grabbing surface

Definitions

  1. gripping surface, grabbing surface

Ancestry of “tarttumapinta”, step by step

tarttumapinta 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 tarttua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarttuato catch, grab, seize; to be transmitted; to be...
2Proto-Finnictarttudakto stick, adhere
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