Where does “voitelurasva” come from?

voitelurasva (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.

voitelurasva (Finnish): lubricating grease

Definitions

  1. lubricating grease

Ancestry of “voitelurasva”, step by step

voitelurasva 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 rasva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrasvafat; grease; ointment
2Proto-Finnicrasvafat
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje →Every word from Proto-Finnic voi →Every word from Proto-Finnic voitadak →