Where does “tukimuuri” come from?

tukimuuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish muuri, from Old Swedish mur, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

tukimuuri (Finnish): abutment; retaining wall

Definitions

abutment; retaining wall

Ancestry of “tukimuuri”, step by step

tukimuuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muuri

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	muuri	wall; barrier, wall
2	Old Swedish	mur	—
3	Latin	mūrus	wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
4	Old Latin	moerus	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	mēy-	soft, tender, dear

via Finnish tuki

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	tuki	support; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2	Proto-Finnic	tuki	support

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →