Where does “pienoismuoto” come from?

pienoismuoto (Finnish) comes from Finnish pienoinen, from Finnish öinen, from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

pienoismuoto (Finnish): smaller form of something

Definitions

  1. smaller form of something

Ancestry of “pienoismuoto”, step by step

pienoismuoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pienoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpienoinentiny, little, weensy
2Finnishöinennocturnal
3Finnishperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
4Proto-Finnicöönight
5Proto-Finno-Ugricüje

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,...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje