Where does “pinnanmuodostus” come from?

pinnanmuodostus (Finnish) comes from Finnish muodostus, from Finnish muodostaa, 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,...

pinnanmuodostus (Finnish): topography, relief

Definitions

  1. topography, relief

Ancestry of “pinnanmuodostus”, step by step

pinnanmuodostus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muodostus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuodostusformation act of assembling a group or structure
2Finnishmuodostaato form, formulate, build; to constitute; to...
3Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
4Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
5Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtąEvery word from Proto-Finnic mooto