Where does “luomipuuteri” come from?

luomipuuteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish puuteri, from Swedish puder, from French poudre, from Old French poudre, from Late Latin pulvera, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

luomipuuteri (Finnish): eye powder eye shadow in powder form

Definitions

  1. eye powder eye shadow in powder form

Ancestry of “luomipuuteri”, step by step

luomipuuteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puuteri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuuteripowder; powder snow
2Swedishpuderpowder
3Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
4Old Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
5Late Latinpulvera—
6Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Finnish luomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluomimole, nevus; eyelid
2Proto-Finnicloomimole, birthmark, eyelid
3Proto-Uraliclämäscab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Late Latin pulvera →