Where does “Meelike” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Meelike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianMeeli
2Estonianmeelipartitive plural of meel
3Estonianmeelsense; emotion, feeling; opinion, idea
4Proto-Finno-Permicmäle
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mäleEvery word from Estonian meelEvery word from Estonian meeli