Where does “motti” come from?
motti (Finnish) comes from Swedish mått, from Old Swedish mat, from Middle Low German mât, from Old Saxon māt, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
motti (Finnish): a stere; a cubic metre of firewood; encirclement;...
Definitions
- a stere; a cubic metre of firewood; encirclement;...
Ancestry of “motti”, step by step
motti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mått
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mått | a measure; a measure, an action |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mat | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | mât | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | māt | — |
| 5 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Finnish moottori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | moottori | engine, motor |
| 2 | Swedish | motor | engine, motor |
| 3 | Latin | motor | mover; that which moves something; first-person... |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |