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
Ancestry of “elämänmuoto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | muoto | shape; form; format |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mooto | shape, form; appearance; manner, way |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |