Where does “mielistelijä” come from?
mielistelijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
mielistelijä (Finnish): flatterer, toady
Definitions
- flatterer, toady
Ancestry of “mielistelijä”, step by step
mielistelijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish mielistellä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mielistellä | To curry favor, to suck up |
| 2 | Finnish | mieli | mood; sense, meaning; mind |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | meeli | one's senses, mind |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | mäle | — |