Where does “meel” come from?
meel (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic meeli, from Proto-Finno-Permic mäle.
meel (Ingrian): mind
Ancestry of “meel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | meeli | one's senses, mind |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Permic | mäle | — |