Where does “imartelu” come from?
imartelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish imarrella, from Finnish imartaa, from Finnish imelä, from Proto-Finnic imelä, from Proto-Finno-Permic jimä.
imartelu (Finnish): flattery
Ancestry of “imartelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | imarrella | To flatter, compliment, to butter up, soft-soap,... |
| 2 | Finnish | imartaa | — |
| 3 | Finnish | imelä | overly sweet, sugary, syrupy; cloying, syrupy |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | imelä | — |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | jimä | — |