Where does “materiaalitappio” come from?

materiaalitappio (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.

materiaalitappio (Finnish): material loss

Definitions

  1. material loss

Ancestry of “materiaalitappio”, step by step

materiaalitappio 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 tappio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtappiodefeat; operating loss; loss, casualty
2Swedishtäppato block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak
3Old Norsetapato lose
4Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →