Where does “kostomieli” come from?

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

kostomieli (Finnish): vengeful state of mind

Definitions

  1. vengeful state of mind

Ancestry of “kostomieli”, step by step

kostomieli 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 kosto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkostorevenge, vengeance
2Finnishkostaato avenge, revenge, take revenge, get back at (on); to retaliate (to)
3Proto-Finnickostadak? to turn, to turn back
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle →Every word from Proto-Finnic meeli →Every word from Finnish mieli →