Where does “muovikupla” come from?

muovikupla (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,...

muovikupla (Finnish): plastic bubble

Definitions

  1. plastic bubble

Ancestry of “muovikupla”, step by step

muovikupla 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 kupla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuplabubble spherically contained volume of air or other gas
2Proto-Finnickuplabubble
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickuplato bubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →