Where does “mentaalinen” come from?

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

mentaalinen (Finnish): mental

Definitions

  1. mental

Ancestry of “mentaalinen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mentaalinen”

Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Italic mentis →