Where does “vaatemoka” come from?
vaatemoka (Finnish) comes from Finnish moka, from Finnish mokata, from English mock, from Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, from Middle Dutch mocken, from Proto-Germanic mukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.
vaatemoka (Finnish): wardrobe malfunction; state of being...
Definitions
- wardrobe malfunction; state of being...
Ancestry of “vaatemoka”, step by step
vaatemoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish moka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | moka | blunder, gaffe, bad |
| 2 | Finnish | mokata | to blunder, screw up, have a problem, be a... |
| 3 | English | mock | An imitation, usually of lesser quality; Mockery,... |
| 4 | Middle English | mokken | — |
| 5 | Old French | mocquer | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | mocken | to mumble |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mukkijaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mūg- | — |