Where does “pinnanmuoto” come from?

pinnanmuoto (Finnish) comes 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,...

pinnanmuoto (Finnish): landform, surface landform, relief

Definitions

  1. landform, surface landform, relief

Ancestry of “pinnanmuoto”, step by step

pinnanmuoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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,...

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 mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →
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