Where does “muisto” come from?

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

muisto (Finnish): memory, recollection; memento, keepsake; As...

Definitions

  1. memory, recollection; memento, keepsake; As...

Ancestry of “muisto”, step by step

muisto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian muistaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmuistaaremember
2Proto-Finnicmuistadakto understand
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmuja-to touch, feel

via Finnish muistaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuistaato remember, recall, recollect; Third-person...

via Finnish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisho

Words derived from “muisto

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