Where does “imelyys” come from?

imelyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish imelä, from Proto-Finnic imelä, from Proto-Finno-Permic jimä.

imelyys (Finnish): sugariness, (excessive) sweetness

Definitions

  1. sugariness, (excessive) sweetness

Ancestry of “imelyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishimeläoverly sweet, sugary, syrupy; cloying, syrupy
2Proto-Finnicimelä—
3Proto-Finno-Permicjimä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jimä →Every word from Proto-Finnic imelä →Every word from Finnish imelä →
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