Where does “moinata” come from?
moinata (Finnish) comes from Swedish mojna, from Swedish moj, from Dutch mooi, from Middle Dutch mooy, from Old Dutch mōi, from Proto-West Germanic mauwī, from Proto-Germanic mawjaz, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.
moinata (Finnish): to abate, calm, settle
Ancestry of “moinata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | mojna | to calm |
| 2 | Swedish | moj | — |
| 3 | Dutch | mooi | beautiful, pretty, handsome; nice, good |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mooy | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | mōi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mauwī | pretty |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mawjaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mewH- | to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet |