Where does “tihkupinta” come from?

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

tihkupinta (Finnish): seepage area

Definitions

  1. seepage area

Ancestry of “tihkupinta”, step by step

tihkupinta 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 tihkua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtihkuato percolate, seep; to drip, dribble
Every word from Proto-Germanic spindaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pinta →Every word from Finnish pinta →