Where does “geenimuuntelu” come from?
geenimuuntelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish geeni, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
geenimuuntelu (Finnish): genetic modification
Definitions
- genetic modification
Ancestry of “geenimuuntelu”, step by step
geenimuuntelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish geeni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | geeni | gene |
| 2 | German | gēn | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | gēn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | gēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gān | to go |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
via Finnish muuntelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muuntelu | variation act of varying |
| 2 | Finnish | muunnella | to vary display differences due to environmental or genetic factors |
| 3 | Finnish | muuntaa | to convert, transform; Third-person singular... |
| 4 | Finnish | muu | other, another; the others; else |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | muu | other, another; different |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | mu | — |