Where does “ihmisenmuotoinen” come from?

ihmisenmuotoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish muotoinen, 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,...

ihmisenmuotoinen (Finnish): anthropoid, human-shaped

Definitions

  1. anthropoid, human-shaped

Ancestry of “ihmisenmuotoinen”, step by step

ihmisenmuotoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muotoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuotoinenformed, -form, shaped
2Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
3Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
4Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Finnish ihminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihminenhuman, human being; person
2Finnishinhiminen—
3Proto-Finnicinhiminenhuman, human being
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →