Where does “hallitusmuoto” come from?

hallitusmuoto (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,...

hallitusmuoto (Finnish): A system of government

Definitions

  1. A system of government

Ancestry of “hallitusmuoto”, step by step

hallitusmuoto 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 hallitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhallitusgovernment, regime; cabinet; board, board of...
2Finnishhallitato rule, govern, reign, administer, command; to...
3Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →