Where does “kilpailumieli” come from?

kilpailumieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilpailu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

kilpailumieli (Finnish): competitive attitude

Definitions

  1. competitive attitude

Ancestry of “kilpailumieli”, step by step

kilpailumieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kilpailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpailucontest, competition, race; competition; rivalry
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish mieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
2Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
3Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish kilpailu →