Where does “materiaali” come from?

materiaali (Finnish) comes from Late Latin materialis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

materiaali (Finnish): material

Definitions

  1. material

Ancestry of “materiaali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmaterialismaterial
2Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
3Latinmātermother female parent
4Proto-Italicmātērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “materiaali

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Italic mātērEvery word from Latin māter