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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mooto

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mōta, whence Old Norse mót (appearance, mark, manner) and Old Swedish mōt (mold, cast, mark, appearance).

Noun

*mooto

  1. shape, form
  2. appearance
  3. manner, way

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (archaic, dialectal) mood
  • Finnish: muoto
  • Ingrian: moodo
  • Karelian: muoto, muodo
  • Livvi: muodo
  • Veps: mod
  • Võro: muud

References

  • moondama in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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