Where does “muil” come from?

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

muil (Veps): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “muil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмы́лоsoap
2Proto-Slavicmydlosoap
3Proto-Slavic-dloForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom →Every word from Proto-Slavic -dlo →Every word from Proto-Slavic mydlo →