Where does “ympäristömuuttuja” come from?

ympäristömuuttuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish ympäristö, from Finnish ympäri, from Proto-Finnic ümpärik, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

ympäristömuuttuja (Finnish): environment variable

Definitions

  1. environment variable

Ancestry of “ympäristömuuttuja”, step by step

ympäristömuuttuja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ympäristö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishympäristöenvironment; neighbourhood
2Finnishympäriaround; over, upside down; around, on the...
3Proto-Finnicümpärikaround
4Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish muuttuja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuuttujavariable; variable star
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →