Where does “muotokaunis” come from?

muotokaunis (Finnish) comes 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,...

muotokaunis (Finnish): with a beautiful shape

Definitions

  1. with a beautiful shape

Ancestry of “muotokaunis”, step by step

muotokaunis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muoto

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

via Finnish kaunis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaunisbeautiful
2Proto-Finnickaunisbeautiful
3Proto-Germanicskaunizbeautiful, shining
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱoun-quick, dashing, beautiful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →