Where does “moodilukittu” come from?

moodilukittu (Finnish) comes from Finnish moodi, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

moodilukittu (Finnish): mode-locked

Definitions

  1. mode-locked

Ancestry of “moodilukittu”, step by step

moodilukittu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish moodi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmoodimode
2Latinmodusmeasure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Finnish lukittu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukittu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →