Where does “elämänmuoto” come from?

elämänmuoto (Finnish) comes from Finnish muoto, from Proto-Finnic mooto, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

elämänmuoto (Finnish): lifeform, organism

Definitions

  1. lifeform, organism

Ancestry of “elämänmuoto”, step by step

elämänmuoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muoto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
2Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Finnish elämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelämälife; Agent participle of elää
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →