Where does “ruokamulta” come from?

ruokamulta (Finnish) comes from Finnish multa, from Proto-Finnic multa, from Proto-Germanic muldō, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

ruokamulta (Finnish): topsoil the most fertile top layer of soil

Definitions

  1. topsoil the most fertile top layer of soil

Ancestry of “ruokamulta”, step by step

ruokamulta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish multa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmultamould; Ablative form of mä
2Proto-Finnicmultasoil, dirt, mould
3Proto-Germanicmuldōmould; soil, dirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Finnish ruoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokafood; meal
2Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
3Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →
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