Where does “materiaalivirta” come from?

materiaalivirta (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.

materiaalivirta (Finnish): material flow

Definitions

  1. material flow

Ancestry of “materiaalivirta”, step by step

materiaalivirta 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 virta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
2Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
3Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Italic mātērEvery word from Latin māter
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