Where does “muotoilusavi” come from?

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

muotoilusavi (Finnish): modeling clay

Definitions

  1. modeling clay

Ancestry of “muotoilusavi”, step by step

muotoilusavi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muotoilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuotoiludesign; phrasing
2Finnishmuotoillato shape; to formulate; to design
3Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
4Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
5Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Finnish savi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaviclay
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtąEvery word from Proto-Finnic mooto