Where does “tienpinta” come from?

tienpinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish tie, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

tienpinta (Finnish): road surface

Definitions

  1. road surface

Ancestry of “tienpinta”, step by step

tienpinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Finnish tie →
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