Where does “painomuotti” come from?

painomuotti (Finnish) comes from Finnish muotti, from Old Swedish mōt, from Old Norse mót, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

painomuotti (Finnish): printing form object used to apply ink on printed surface

Definitions

  1. printing form object used to apply ink on printed surface

Ancestry of “painomuotti”, step by step

painomuotti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muotti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuottimould/mold; cast; die
2Old Swedishmōtmold, cast; mold, cast, mark, appearance
3Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
4Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Finnish paino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainoweight; press; press, weight
2Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
3Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Old Norse mót →