Where does “muovikelmu” come from?

muovikelmu (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,...

muovikelmu (Finnish): plastic wrap, food wrap, cling wrap; cling film UK; glad wrap Australia, US

Definitions

  1. plastic wrap, food wrap, cling wrap; cling film UK; glad wrap Australia, US

Ancestry of “muovikelmu”, step by step

muovikelmu 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 kelmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelmumembrane
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtąEvery word from Proto-Finnic mooto