Where does “muistijälki” come from?

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

muistijälki (Finnish): engram

Definitions

  1. engram

Ancestry of “muistijälki”, step by step

muistijälki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuistimemory; Third-person singular past form of...
2Finnishmuistaato remember, recall, recollect; Third-person...
3Proto-Finnicmuistadakto understand
4Proto-Finno-Ugricmuja-to touch, feel

via Finnish jälki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjälkitrace; track; aftermath
2Proto-Finnicjälkitrace, mark; track, trail
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke

Words derived from “muistijälki

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja-Every word from Proto-Finnic muistadakEvery word from Finnish muistaa