Where does “vierasmuotoinen” come from?
vierasmuotoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vieras, from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.
vierasmuotoinen (Finnish): xenomorphic
Ancestry of “vierasmuotoinen”, step by step
vierasmuotoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vieras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vieras | unfamiliar; foreign; guest, visitor |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veeras | guest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | veeri | side, flank; edge |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wäre | — |
via Finnish muoto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muoto | shape; form; format |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mooto | shape, form; appearance; manner, way |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |