Where does “materiaaliapu” come from?

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

materiaaliapu (Finnish): material assistance, material support

Definitions

  1. material assistance, material support

Ancestry of “materiaaliapu”, step by step

materiaaliapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish materiaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmateriaalimaterial
2Late Latinmaterialismaterial
3Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
4Latinmātermother female parent
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr