Where does “mentaalihygienia” come from?

mentaalihygienia (Finnish) comes from Finnish mentaalinen, from Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

mentaalihygienia (Finnish): mental hygiene

Definitions

  1. mental hygiene

Ancestry of “mentaalihygienia”, step by step

mentaalihygienia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mentaalinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmentaalinenmental
2Latinmentālismental
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—

via Finnish hygienia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhygieniahygiene
2Ancient Greekὑγιεινή—
3Ancient Greekὑγιεινόςof health, good for the health, wholesome, sound,...
4Ancient Greek-εινόςUsually added to neuter nouns in -ος to form an...
5Proto-Hellenic-ehnos—
6Proto-Indo-European-es-—
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →