Where does “tumalima” come from?

tumalima (Finnish) comes from Finnish lima, from Proto-Finnic lima, from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

tumalima (Finnish): nucleoplasm

Definitions

  1. nucleoplasm

Ancestry of “tumalima”, step by step

tumalima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlimamucus; phlegm; slime
2Proto-Finniclimaslime; mucus
3Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

via Finnish tuma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtumanucleus, cell nucleus
2Proto-Finnictumakernel, core
3Proto-Finno-Permictuŋa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīmą →Every word from Proto-Finnic lima →