Where does “möda” come from?

möda (Veps) comes from Russian мо́да, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

möda (Veps): to sell

Definitions

  1. to sell

Ancestry of “möda”, step by step

möda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian мо́да

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмо́даfashion, vogue
2Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
3Middle Frenchmode—
4Old Frenchmode—
5Latinmodusmeasure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Proto-Finnic möödäk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-FinnicmöödäkAlternative form of *müüdäk
2Proto-Uralicmixe-give
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mey-gw-—

Words derived from “möda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →