Where does “muoviteollisuus” come from?

muoviteollisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish teollisuus, from Finnish teollinen, from Finnish teko, from Proto-Finnic teko, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

muoviteollisuus (Finnish): plastics industry

Definitions

  1. plastics industry

Ancestry of “muoviteollisuus”, step by step

muoviteollisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teollisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteollisuusindustry
2Finnishteollinenindustrial
3Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
4Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
5Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
6Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →
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