Where does “kaihomieli” come from?

kaihomieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish mieli, from Proto-Finnic meeli, from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle.

kaihomieli (Finnish): yearning, longing

Definitions

  1. yearning, longing

Ancestry of “kaihomieli”, step by step

kaihomieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
2Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
3Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—

via Finnish kaiho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaihohopeless longing, saudade
2Proto-Finnickaihoharm, damage, loss

Words derived from “kaihomieli”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle →Every word from Proto-Finnic meeli →Every word from Finnish mieli →