Where does “muovailuvaha” come from?

muovailuvaha (Finnish) comes from Finnish muovailu, from Finnish muovailla, 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,...

muovailuvaha (Finnish): playdough

Definitions

  1. playdough

Ancestry of “muovailuvaha”, step by step

muovailuvaha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muovailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuovailumolding or shaping leisurely or repeatedly
2Finnishmuovaillato mold or shape leisurely or repeatedly
3Finnishmuovatato mold, shape, model
4Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
5Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
6Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Finnish vähä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvähäthe little; little, few, scarce
2Proto-Finnicvähäsmall amount, little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtąEvery word from Proto-Finnic mooto
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