Where does “mielipidelehti” come from?

mielipidelehti (Finnish) comes from Finnish mielipide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

mielipidelehti (Finnish): a periodical or magazine that has consistently opinionated views, often on something political

Definitions

  1. a periodical or magazine that has consistently opinionated views, often on something political

Ancestry of “mielipidelehti”, step by step

mielipidelehti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mielipide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielipideopinion
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →