Where does “mielihalu” come from?

mielihalu (Finnish) comes from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

mielihalu (Finnish): desire

Definitions

  1. desire

Ancestry of “mielihalu”, step by step

mielihalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish halu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaludesire; urge, itch
2Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
3Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Finnish mieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
2Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
3Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halōną →Every word from Finnish halata →
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