Where does “muotoilija” come from?

muotoilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

muotoilija (Finnish): designer one who designs the form for a product, a work of art, etc

Definitions

  1. designer one who designs the form for a product, a work of art, etc

Ancestry of “muotoilija”, step by step

muotoilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish muotoilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuotoillato shape; to formulate; to design
2Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
3Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
4Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “muotoilija”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →