Where does “muistilista” come from?
muistilista (Finnish) comes from Finnish muisti, from Finnish muistaa, from Proto-Finnic muistadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja- — to touch, feel.
muistilista (Finnish): to-do list
Ancestry of “muistilista”, step by step
muistilista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muisti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muisti | memory; Third-person singular past form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | muistaa | to remember, recall, recollect; Third-person... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | muistadak | to understand |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | muja- | to touch, feel |
via Finnish lista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lista | list; Short for ruokalista; Short for pörssilista... |
| 2 | Swedish | lista | a list; a register or roll of paper consisting of... |