Where does “mielenmaltti” come from?
mielenmaltti (Finnish) comes from Finnish mieli, from Proto-Finnic meeli, from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle.
mielenmaltti (Finnish): composure, presence of mind
Definitions
- composure, presence of mind
Ancestry of “mielenmaltti”, step by step
mielenmaltti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mieli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mieli | mood; sense, meaning; mind |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | meeli | one's senses, mind |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | mäle | — |
via Finnish maltti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maltti | patience; temper; in the expression "menettää... |
| 2 | Finnish | malttaa | to have patience |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | malttadak | to contain oneself, to have patience |