Where does “kaihomielinen” come from?

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

kaihomielinen (Finnish): wistful, elegiac

Definitions

  1. wistful, elegiac

Ancestry of “kaihomielinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaihomieliyearning, longing
2Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
3Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
4Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle →Every word from Proto-Finnic meeli →Every word from Finnish mieli →