Where does “muovijäte” come from?

muovijäte (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,...

muovijäte (Finnish): plastic waste

Definitions

  1. plastic waste

Ancestry of “muovijäte”, step by step

muovijäte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muovi

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,...

via Finnish jäte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjätewaste, garbage, rubbish
2Finnishjättääto leave; to take, drop off, deliver; to submit
3Proto-Finnicjättädäkto leave
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →