Where does “uraanimalmi” come from?

uraanimalmi (Finnish) comes from Finnish malmi, from Swedish malm, from Old Norse malmr, from Proto-Germanic malmaz, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

uraanimalmi (Finnish): uranium ore

Definitions

  1. uranium ore

Ancestry of “uraanimalmi”, step by step

uraanimalmi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish malmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmalmiore
2Swedishmalmore; an alloy consisting of copper, zinc, lead...
3Old Norsemalmrore, metal
4Proto-Germanicmalmazsand; ore
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Finnish uraani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuraaniuranium; Partitive singular form of urani;...
2GermanUranuranium
3LatinŪranusUranus god of the sky
4Ancient Greekοὐρανόςthe vaulted sky, on which the stars were attached...
5Ancient Greekϝορσανός—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →