Where does “rakennusmateriaali” come from?

rakennusmateriaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish materiaali, from Late Latin materialis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

rakennusmateriaali (Finnish): building material, construction material

Definitions

  1. building material, construction material

Ancestry of “rakennusmateriaali”, step by step

rakennusmateriaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish materiaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmateriaalimaterial
2Late Latinmaterialismaterial
3Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
4Latinmātermother female parent
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Finnish rakennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakennusbuilding; building, construction
2Finnishrakentaato build, construct
3Proto-Finnicrakentadak
4Proto-Finno-Ugricrakkɜ-to make, prepare, build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Italic mātērEvery word from Latin māter