Where does “mielenkiintoisuus” come from?

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

mielenkiintoisuus (Finnish): interestingness, fascinatingness

Definitions

  1. interestingness, fascinatingness

Ancestry of “mielenkiintoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielenkiintoineninteresting, intriguing, fascinating
2Finnishmielenkiintointerest
3FinnishmielenGenitive singular form of mieli; of the mind
4Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
5Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
6Proto-Finno-Permicmäle
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mäleEvery word from Proto-Finnic meeliEvery word from Finnish mieli