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Where does “venemuoto” come from?

venemuoto (Finnish) comes 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,...

venemuoto (Finnish): A shape resembling that of a boat; boat

Definitions

  1. A shape resembling that of a boat; boat

Ancestry of “venemuoto”, step by step

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