Where does “somistautua” come from?

somistautua (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.

somistautua (Finnish): to dress up

Definitions

  1. to dress up

Ancestry of “somistautua”, 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

Words derived from “somistautua

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Germanic samanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic sōmiz
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