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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | Meeli | — |
| 2 | Estonian | meeli | partitive plural of meel |
| 3 | Estonian | meel | sense; emotion, feeling; opinion, idea |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | mäle | — |