Where does “voitelunippa” come from?

voitelunippa (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.

voitelunippa (Finnish): grease nipple

Definitions

  1. grease nipple

Ancestry of “voitelunippa”, step by step

voitelunippa 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 nippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnippanipple mechanical device
2Swedishsnibba corner of a piece of fabric or cloth
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje →Every word from Proto-Finnic voi →Every word from Proto-Finnic voitadak →