Where does “muistama” come from?

muistama (Finnish) comes from Finnish muistaa, from Proto-Finnic muistadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja- — to touch, feel.

muistama (Finnish): memory

Definitions

  1. memory

Ancestry of “muistama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuistaato remember, recall, recollect; Third-person...
2Proto-Finnicmuistadakto understand
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmuja-to touch, feel
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja- →Every word from Proto-Finnic muistadak →Every word from Finnish muistaa →