Where does “maitopulveri” come from?

maitopulveri (Finnish) comes from Finnish pulveri, from Swedish pulver, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

maitopulveri (Finnish): milk powder; "see" maitojauhe

Definitions

  1. milk powder; "see" maitojauhe

Ancestry of “maitopulveri”, step by step

maitopulveri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pulveri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpulveripowder
2Swedishpulverpowder; fine particles
3Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Finnish maito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaitomilk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk
2Proto-Finnicmaitomilk
3Proto-Uralicmajδ̕ɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Swedish pulver →