Where does “mūoštõks” come from?

mūoštõks (Livonian) comes from Livonian mȯistõ, from Proto-Finnic muistadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja- — to touch, feel.

mūoštõks (Livonian): sense, understanding, intelligence, reason

Definitions

  1. sense, understanding, intelligence, reason

Ancestry of “mūoštõks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianmȯistõto know how to
2Proto-Finnicmuistadakto understand
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmuja-to touch, feel
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja- →Every word from Proto-Finnic muistadak →Every word from Livonian mȯistõ →
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