Where does “mielistely” come from?

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

mielistely (Finnish): flattery, adulation

Definitions

  1. flattery, adulation

Ancestry of “mielistely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmielistelläTo curry favor, to suck up
2Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
3Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
4Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle →Every word from Proto-Finnic meeli →Every word from Finnish mieli →