Where does “lattiavaha” come from?

lattiavaha (Finnish) comes from Finnish lattia, from Proto-Germanic flatją, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.

lattiavaha (Finnish): floor wax, floor polish

Definitions

  1. floor wax, floor polish

Ancestry of “lattiavaha”, step by step

lattiavaha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lattia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlattiafloor
2Proto-Germanicflatjąa level surface; level ground; the floor of a...
3Proto-Germanicflatazflat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanplÁt-—

via Finnish vähä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvähäthe little; little, few, scarce
2Proto-Finnicvähäsmall amount, little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plÁt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flataz →Every word from Proto-Germanic flatją →