Where does “käskymuoto” come from?

käskymuoto (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,...

käskymuoto (Finnish): imperative (mood), imperative form of a verb

Definitions

  1. imperative (mood), imperative form of a verb

Ancestry of “käskymuoto”, step by step

käskymuoto 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 käsky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkäskyAn order, command, commandment, dictation,...
2Finnishkäskeäto order, tell; to command; to request, ask for,...
3Proto-Finnickäskedäkto tell, to command
4Proto-Uralickäske-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →