Where does “välimuisti” come from?

välimuisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish muisti, from Finnish muistaa, from Proto-Finnic muistadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja- — to touch, feel.

välimuisti (Finnish): cache

Definitions

  1. cache

Ancestry of “välimuisti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuistimemory; Third-person singular past form of...
2Finnishmuistaato remember, recall, recollect; Third-person...
3Proto-Finnicmuistadakto understand
4Proto-Finno-Ugricmuja-to touch, feel
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja- →Every word from Proto-Finnic muistadak →Every word from Finnish muistaa →