Where does “kielenmuotoinen” come from?

kielenmuotoinen (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,...

kielenmuotoinen (Finnish): tongue-shaped, linguiform

Definitions

  1. tongue-shaped, linguiform

Ancestry of “kielenmuotoinen”, step by step

kielenmuotoinen 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 kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →