Where does “mielistellä” come from?

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

mielistellä (Finnish): To curry favor, to suck up

Definitions

  1. To curry favor, to suck up

Ancestry of “mielistellä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mielistellä”

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