Where does “multaseos” come from?

multaseos (Finnish) comes from Finnish multa, from Proto-Finnic multa, from Proto-Germanic muldō, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

multaseos (Finnish): soil mix, soil mixture

Definitions

  1. soil mix, soil mixture

Ancestry of “multaseos”, step by step

multaseos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish multa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmultamould; Ablative form of mä
2Proto-Finnicmultasoil, dirt, mould
3Proto-Germanicmuldōmould; soil, dirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Finnish seos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseosmixture, mix; alloy
2Finnishseka-mixed; cross-
3Proto-Finnicsekamixed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-
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