Where does “muilakivi” come from?

muilakivi (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian muila, from Russian мы́ло, from Proto-Slavic mydlo, from Proto-Slavic -dlo, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

muilakivi (Ingrian): soapstone

Definitions

  1. soapstone

Ancestry of “muilakivi”, step by step

muilakivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian muila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmuilasoap
2Russianмы́лоsoap
3Proto-Slavicmydlosoap
4Proto-Slavic-dloForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

via Ingrian kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankivistone
2Proto-Finnickivistone, rock
3Proto-Uralickiwerock, stone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom →Every word from Proto-Slavic -dlo →Every word from Proto-Slavic mydlo →