Where does “somistamo” come from?

somistamo (Finnish) comes from Finnish somistaa, from Finnish soma, from Proto-Finnic soma, from Proto-Germanic sōmiz, from Proto-Germanic samaną, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

somistamo (Finnish): window dressing company or department

Definitions

  1. window dressing company or department

Ancestry of “somistamo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsomistaato decorate, embellish; to window-dress
2Finnishsomapretty; cute, sweet
3Proto-Finnicsoma—
4Proto-Germanicsōmizseemly, suitable, compatible
5Proto-Germanicsamanąat one; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic samaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōmiz →
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