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

Definitions

  1. flattery

Ancestry of “imartelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishimarrellaTo flatter, compliment, to butter up, soft-soap,...
2Finnishimartaa—
3Finnishimeläoverly sweet, sugary, syrupy; cloying, syrupy
4Proto-Finnicimelä—
5Proto-Finno-Permicjimä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jimä →Every word from Proto-Finnic imelä →Every word from Finnish imelä →