Where does “finputsa” come from?

finputsa (Swedish) comes from Proto-Albanian putsa, from Spanish pucha, from Spanish puta, from Old Spanish puta, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus — to be clean, pure.

finputsa (Swedish): to polish (away smaller irregularities or impurities)

Definitions

to polish (away smaller irregularities or impurities)

Ancestry of “finputsa”, step by step

finputsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Albanian putsa

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Albanian	putsa	—
2	Spanish	pucha	pussy; expresses pity, disappointment, sympathy
3	Spanish	puta	feminine singular of puto; whore, slut,...
4	Old Spanish	puta	whore
5	Vulgar Latin	putta	prostitute
6	Latin	puta	second-person singular present active imperative...
7	Latin	puto	I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,...
8	Latin	putus	pure; a boy
9	Proto-Indo-European	puHtós	pure, clean
10	Proto-Indo-European	pewH-	to be clean, pure

via Swedish fin

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	fin	fine, elegant; good, excellent; thin
2	French	fin	end, close, finish; end, end goal, objective,...
3	Middle French	fin	end; finish; death
4	Old French	fin	fine, delicate
5	Latin	fīnis	end
6	Proto-Indo-European	dʰnh₂-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Latin putus →