Where does “kiihkeämielinen” come from?

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

kiihkeämielinen (Finnish): ardent, fanatic, passionate, fierce

Definitions

  1. ardent, fanatic, passionate, fierce

Ancestry of “kiihkeämielinen”, step by step

kiihkeämielinen 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 kiihkeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiihkeähectic, frenetic, feverish, frantic, harried, frenzied very busy with activity and confusion
2Finnish-eäFront vowel variant of -ea
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle →Every word from Proto-Finnic meeli →Every word from Finnish mieli →