Where does “Eemeli” come from?

Eemeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish Eemil, from Swedish Emil, from French Émile, from Latin Aemilius, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

Eemeli (Finnish): ecstasy drug

Definitions

  1. ecstasy drug

Ancestry of “Eemeli”, step by step

Eemeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Eemil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishEemil
2SwedishEmil
3FrenchÉmile
4LatinAemiliusA Roman gens name
5Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
6Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
7Proto-Italicaimosimitation
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

via English email

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemailA system for transferring messages from one...
2Middle Frenchemail
3Old Frenchesmalenamel
4Latinsmaltumenamel
5Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
6Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym-