Where does “pienimuotoinen” come from?

pienimuotoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish muotoinen, 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,...

pienimuotoinen (Finnish): small-scale

Definitions

  1. small-scale

Ancestry of “pienimuotoinen”, step by step

pienimuotoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muotoinen

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

via Finnish pieni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →