Where does “ylevämielinen” come from?

ylevämielinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ylevä, from Finnish ylä-, from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

ylevämielinen (Finnish): high-minded, magnanimous, elevated

Definitions

  1. high-minded, magnanimous, elevated

Ancestry of “ylevämielinen”, step by step

ylevämielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ylevä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyleväsublime
2Finnishylä-upper; superior, high, higher
3Finnishalhaalladown below, below; down (here/there)
4Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
5Proto-Finnicalalower; under
6Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish mieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
2Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
3Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →