Where does “pellonmuokkaus” come from?

pellonmuokkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelto, from Proto-Finnic pelto, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pellonmuokkaus (Finnish): field preparation, field cultivation

Definitions

  1. field preparation, field cultivation

Ancestry of “pellonmuokkaus”, step by step

pellonmuokkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltofield
2Proto-Finnicpeltofield
3Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Finnish muokkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuokkausworking shaping, forming, improving material
2Finnishmuokatato work; to edit; to modify
3Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →
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