Where does “voiteluaine” come from?

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

voiteluaine (Finnish): lubricant

Definitions

  1. lubricant

Ancestry of “voiteluaine”, step by step

voiteluaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voitelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoitelulubrication; anointment
2Finnishvoidellato grease, oil, lubricate; to anoint; to butter
3FinnishvoitaaSynonym of voidella
4Proto-Finnicvoitadakto grease, to oil
5Proto-Finnicvoibutter; oh, woe
6Proto-Finno-Ugricwajefat

via Finnish aine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
2Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
3Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje →Every word from Proto-Finnic voi →Every word from Proto-Finnic voitadak →
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