Where does “mietelause” come from?

mietelause (Finnish) comes from Finnish miete, from Finnish miettiä, from Russian сметить.

mietelause (Finnish): An aphorism

Definitions

  1. An aphorism

Ancestry of “mietelause”, step by step

mietelause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish miete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmietethought, especially a deep and serious one; in...
2FinnishmiettiäTo think over, ponder
3Russianсметить—

via Finnish lause

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlauseclause; sentence; theorem
2Finnishlausuato say, speak, utter, pronounce; to pronounce,...
3Proto-Finniclausudakto say
Every word from Russian сметить →Every word from Finnish miettiä →Every word from Finnish miete →