Where does “monimuotoinen” come from?

monimuotoinen (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,...

monimuotoinen (Finnish): diverse; polymorphous, polymorphic; complex

Definitions

  1. diverse; polymorphous, polymorphic; complex

Ancestry of “monimuotoinen”, step by step

monimuotoinen 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 moni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonimany; few, quite a few; many people, many
2Proto-Finnicmonimany
3Proto-Finno-Permicmone—

Words derived from “monimuotoinen”

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