Where does “poimutus” come from?

poimutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish poimuttaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

poimutus (Finnish): folding, pleating fabric, cloth; draping, ruffling, crimping, crimpling

Definitions

  1. folding, pleating fabric, cloth; draping, ruffling, crimping, crimpling

Ancestry of “poimutus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoimuttaato fold, pleat fabric, cloth; to drape; to ruffle, crimp, crimple
2Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →