Where does “muoto” come from?

muoto (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic mooto, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

muoto (Finnish): shape; form; format

Definitions

  1. shape; form; format

Ancestry of “muoto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
2Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “muoto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →