Where does “vähämielinen” come from?

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

vähämielinen (Finnish): idiotic, mentally incompetent

Definitions

  1. idiotic, mentally incompetent

Ancestry of “vähämielinen”, step by step

vähämielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mieli

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

via Finnish vähä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvähäthe little; little, few, scarce
2Proto-Finnicvähäsmall amount, little

Words derived from “vähämielinen”

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