Where does “kertamuovi” come from?

kertamuovi (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,...

kertamuovi (Finnish): thermoset plastic that becomes permanently hard or solidifies when heated, and thus cannot be remoulded

Definitions

  1. thermoset plastic that becomes permanently hard or solidifies when heated, and thus cannot be remoulded

Ancestry of “kertamuovi”, step by step

kertamuovi 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 kerta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkertatime, occasion; time; times; also once, when the...
2Proto-Finnickertatime
3Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
4Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtąEvery word from Proto-Finnic mooto