Where does “muoviruuvi” come from?

muoviruuvi (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,...

muoviruuvi (Finnish): plastic screw

Definitions

  1. plastic screw

Ancestry of “muoviruuvi”, step by step

muoviruuvi 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 ruuvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruuviscrew
2Middle Low Germanschrūvescrew machine
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtąEvery word from Proto-Finnic mooto