Where does “muotoseikka” come from?

muotoseikka (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,...

muotoseikka (Finnish): formality, technicality

Definitions

  1. formality, technicality

Ancestry of “muotoseikka”, step by step

muotoseikka 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 seikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseikkathing, matter; circumstance
2Karelianšeikkawork, bustle, chore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →