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
- smaller form of something
Ancestry of “pienoismuoto”, step by step
pienoismuoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pienoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pienoinen | tiny, little, weensy |
| 2 | Finnish | öinen | nocturnal |
| 3 | Finnish | yö | period of day
Previous:
iltayö
Next:
aamuyö;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | öö | night |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | üje | — |
via Finnish muoto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muoto | shape; form; format |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mooto | shape, form; appearance; manner, way |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |