Where does “muotisalonki” come from?

muotisalonki (Finnish) comes from Finnish muoti, from Swedish mod, from English mod, from English MAD, from Middle English mad, from Old English ġemǣd, from Proto-Germanic maidijaną, from Proto-Germanic maidaz — soft, tender, dear.

muotisalonki (Finnish): fashion store, fashion salon

Definitions

  1. fashion store, fashion salon

Ancestry of “muotisalonki”, step by step

muotisalonki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muoti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuotivogue, fashion; vogue, fad
2Swedishmodcourage; feeling
3EnglishmodAn unconventionally modern style of fashionable...
4EnglishMADInitialism of mutually assured destruction;...
5Middle EnglishmadMad, insane, deranged; not of sound mind;...
6Old Englishġemǣd
7Proto-Germanicmaidijanąto exchange, change
8Proto-Germanicmaidazhurt, wounded; mad, foolish; angry, enraged
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Finnish salonki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalonkiparlor, salon large room
2Swedishsalonga salon (room for socializing in a finer home)
3Frenchsalonliving room
4Italiansalonesitting room, living room, lounge; reception...
5Italiansalaroom; hall; axis
6LatinSalaIJssel river
7Zuluisalabunch of feathers, worn on the back of the head
8Persianانشاءالله
9Arabicإن شاء اللهGod willing; inshallah, if it is God’s will; it...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Proto-Germanic maidazEvery word from Proto-Germanic maidijaną