Where does “mielihyvä” come from?

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

mielihyvä (Finnish): enjoyment, pleasure, satisfaction, complacency

Definitions

  1. enjoyment, pleasure, satisfaction, complacency

Ancestry of “mielihyvä”, step by step

mielihyvä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
2Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
3Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—

via Finnish hyvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä—

Words derived from “mielihyvä”

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