Where does “mietelyriikka” come from?
mietelyriikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish miete, from Finnish miettiä, from Russian сметить.
Ancestry of “mietelyriikka”, step by step
mietelyriikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish miete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | miete | thought, especially a deep and serious one; in... |
| 2 | Finnish | miettiä | To think over, ponder |
| 3 | Russian | сметить | — |
via Finnish lyriikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lyriikka | lyric poetry |