Where does “voiteluoppi” come from?
voiteluoppi (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.
voiteluoppi (Finnish): tribology
Ancestry of “voiteluoppi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | voitelu | lubrication; anointment |
| 2 | Finnish | voidella | to grease, oil, lubricate; to anoint; to butter |
| 3 | Finnish | voitaa | Synonym of voidella |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | voitadak | to grease, to oil |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | voi | butter; oh, woe |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | waje | fat |