Where does “muisti” come from?

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

muisti (Finnish): memory; Third-person singular past form of...

Definitions

  1. memory; Third-person singular past form of...

Ancestry of “muisti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuistaato remember, recall, recollect; Third-person...
2Proto-Finnicmuistadakto understand
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmuja-to touch, feel

Words derived from “muisti”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja- →Every word from Proto-Finnic muistadak →Every word from Finnish muistaa →