Where does “meelenlaaja” come from?

meelenlaaja (Ingrian) comes from Finnish laaja, from Proto-Finnic lakja — wide, broad.

meelenlaaja (Ingrian): state of mind

Definitions

  1. state of mind

Ancestry of “meelenlaaja”, step by step

meelenlaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaajawide, broad, vast; extensive, comprehensive
2Proto-Finniclakjawide, broad

via Ingrian meeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmeelimood
Every word from Proto-Finnic lakja →Every word from Finnish laaja →