Where does “mielenkiinto” come from?

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

mielenkiinto (Finnish): interest

Definitions

  1. interest

Ancestry of “mielenkiinto”, step by step

mielenkiinto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mielen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmielenGenitive singular form of mieli; of the mind
2Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
3Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
4Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—

via Finnish kiinto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiinto—

Words derived from “mielenkiinto”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle →Every word from Proto-Finnic meeli →Every word from Finnish mieli →