Where does “matalavaahtoinen” come from?

matalavaahtoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaahto, from Proto-Finnic vakto, from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

matalavaahtoinen (Finnish): low foam foaming less than alternatives

Definitions

  1. low foam foaming less than alternatives

Ancestry of “matalavaahtoinen”, step by step

matalavaahtoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaahto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaahtofoam; head; mousse
2Proto-Finnicvaktofoam
3Proto-Germanicþwahtuzwashing, laundry
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Finnish matala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatalalow; shallow
2Proto-Finnicmatalalow; shallow
3Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz →