Where does “rantamuodostuma” come from?
rantamuodostuma (Finnish) comes from Finnish muodostuma, from Finnish muodostua, 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,...
rantamuodostuma (Finnish): a formation at a beach or shore
Definitions
- a formation at a beach or shore
Ancestry of “rantamuodostuma”, step by step
rantamuodostuma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muodostuma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muodostuma | formation |
| 2 | Finnish | muodostua | to form (oneself), be formed |
| 3 | Finnish | muodostaa | to form, formulate, build; to constitute; to... |
| 4 | Finnish | muoto | shape; form; format |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | mooto | shape, form; appearance; manner, way |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Finnish Ranta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ranta | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 2 | Finnish | ranta | shore; beach; bank |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ranta | shore, coast |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strandō | edge; rim; shore, strand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)trAnt- | strand, border, field |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |