Where does “voitelu” come from?

voitelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish voidella, from Finnish voitaa, from Proto-Finnic voitadak, from Proto-Finnic voi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje — fat.

voitelu (Finnish): lubrication; anointment

Definitions

  1. lubrication; anointment

Ancestry of “voitelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoidellato grease, oil, lubricate; to anoint; to butter
2FinnishvoitaaSynonym of voidella
3Proto-Finnicvoitadakto grease, to oil
4Proto-Finnicvoibutter; oh, woe
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwajefat

Words derived from “voitelu”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje →Every word from Proto-Finnic voi →Every word from Proto-Finnic voitadak →