Where does “perunamylly” come from?

perunamylly (Finnish) comes from Finnish mylly, from Old Swedish mylla, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

perunamylly (Finnish): a hand-operated potato mill

Definitions

  1. a hand-operated potato mill

Ancestry of “perunamylly”, step by step

perunamylly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mylly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyllymill; nine men's morris
2Old Swedishmylla—
3Latinmolīna—
4Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Finnish peruna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperunapotato, "Solanum tuberosum"
2Swedishjordpäronpotato
3Swedishjordearth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...
4Old Swedishiorþearth, land
5Old Norsejǫrðearth
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →