Where does “Meeli” come from?

Meeli (Estonian) comes from Estonian meeli, from Estonian meel, from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle.

Ancestry of “Meeli”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Estonian	meeli	partitive plural of meel
2	Estonian	meel	sense; emotion, feeling; opinion, idea
3	Proto-Finno-Permic	mäle	—

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