Where does “mielettömyys” come from?

mielettömyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish mieletön, from Proto-Finnic meelet'oin, from Proto-Finnic -t'oin, from Proto-Uralic -ktama.

mielettömyys (Finnish): madness, folly; absurdity

Definitions

  1. madness, folly; absurdity

Ancestry of “mielettömyys”, step by step

mielettömyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mieletön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmieletönmindless, preposterous; mad; Especially together...
2Proto-Finnicmeelet'oinsenseless, mindless, mad, crazy
3Proto-Finnic-t'oin-less
4Proto-Uralic-ktama—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ktama →Every word from Proto-Finnic -t'oin →Every word from Proto-Finnic meelet'oin →