Where does “mȯistli” come from?

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

mȯistli (Livonian): sensible, reasonable, clever

Definitions

  1. sensible, reasonable, clever

Ancestry of “mȯistli”, 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 →