Where does “minimipalaute” come from?
minimipalaute (Finnish) comes from Finnish palaute, from Finnish palauttaa, from Finnish mieli, from Proto-Finnic meeli, from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle.
Ancestry of “minimipalaute”, step by step
minimipalaute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish palaute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palaute | feedback |
| 2 | Finnish | palauttaa | to return; to return, restore, revert |
| 3 | Finnish | mieli | mood; sense, meaning; mind |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | meeli | one's senses, mind |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | mäle | — |
via Finnish minimi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | minimi | minimum |
| 2 | Latin | minimus | least, smallest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)mey(h₁)- | — |