Where does “muovipäällyste” come from?
muovipäällyste (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,...
muovipäällyste (Finnish): a plastic coating
Definitions
- a plastic coating
Ancestry of “muovipäällyste”, step by step
muovipäällyste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muovi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muovi | plastic |
| 2 | Finnish | muovata | to mold, shape, model |
| 3 | Finnish | muoto | shape; form; format |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | mooto | shape, form; appearance; manner, way |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Finnish päällyste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päällyste | pavement, paving; flooring, covering, pavement;... |
| 2 | Finnish | päällystää | To coat, overlay, pave |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |