Where does “sydämenmuotoinen” come from?

sydämenmuotoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish muotoinen, 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,...

sydämenmuotoinen (Finnish): heart-shaped, cordiform

Definitions

  1. heart-shaped, cordiform

Ancestry of “sydämenmuotoinen”, step by step

sydämenmuotoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muotoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuotoinenformed, -form, shaped
2Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
3Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
4Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Finnish sydän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsydänheart; core; wick
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Finnic mooto →