Where does “minä-muotoinen” come from?

minä-muotoinen (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,...

minä-muotoinen (Finnish): first-person

Definitions

first-person

Ancestry of “minä-muotoinen”, step by step

minä-muotoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muotoinen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	muotoinen	formed, -form, shaped
2	Finnish	muoto	shape; form; format
3	Proto-Finnic	mooto	shape, form; appearance; manner, way
4	Proto-Germanic	mōtą	meeting
5	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂d-	to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Finnish minä

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	minä	I; ego; self
2	Proto-Finnic	minä	I, me
3	Uralic	*minä	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →