Where does “massiivipuu” come from?

massiivipuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish massiivi, from French massif, from Old French massiz, from Vulgar Latin *massīcius, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti — to knead, stroke.

massiivipuu (Finnish): solid wood

Definitions

  1. solid wood

Ancestry of “massiivipuu”, step by step

massiivipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish massiivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmassiivimassif
2Frenchmassifmassif; massive
3Old Frenchmassiz
4Vulgar Latin*massīcius
5Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
6Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
7Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

Words derived from “massiivipuu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyétiEvery word from Ancient Greek μάσσω