Where does “mikromuovi” come from?

mikromuovi (Finnish) comes from Finnish muovi, from Finnish muovata, from Finnish muoto, from Proto-Finnic mooto, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

mikromuovi (Finnish): microplastics

Definitions

  1. microplastics

Ancestry of “mikromuovi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuoviplastic
2Finnishmuovatato mold, shape, model
3Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
4Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
5Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →