Where does “voidenippa” come from?

voidenippa (Finnish) comes from Finnish voide, from Proto-Finnic voidek — ointment, salve.

voidenippa (Finnish): grease nipple

Definitions

  1. grease nipple

Ancestry of “voidenippa”, step by step

voidenippa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoideointment, salve; lotion, cream
2Proto-Finnicvoidekointment, salve

via Finnish nippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnippanipple mechanical device
2Swedishsnibba corner of a piece of fabric or cloth
Every word from Proto-Finnic voidek →Every word from Finnish voide →