Where does “katemuovi” come from?

katemuovi (Finnish) comes from Finnish muovi, from Finnish muovata, from Finnish muoto, from Proto-Finnic mooto, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

katemuovi (Finnish): ground cover plastic

Definitions

  1. ground cover plastic

Ancestry of “katemuovi”, step by step

katemuovi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuoviplastic
2Finnishmuovatato mold, shape, model
3Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
4Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
5Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Finnish kate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatecovering, roofing
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kat'ëk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →