Where does “muilanvaahto” come from?

muilanvaahto (Ingrian) comes from Finnish vaahto, from Proto-Finnic vakto, from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

muilanvaahto (Ingrian): lather

Definitions

  1. lather

Ancestry of “muilanvaahto”, step by step

muilanvaahto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaahto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaahtofoam; head; mousse
2Proto-Finnicvaktofoam
3Proto-Germanicþwahtuzwashing, laundry
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz →