Where does “vähämeeliin” come from?

vähämeeliin (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian vähä, from Ingrian -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

vähämeeliin (Ingrian): dim-witted

Definitions

  1. dim-witted

Ancestry of “vähämeeliin”, step by step

vähämeeliin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian vähä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvähälittle, small; scanty, meagre; little, few
2Ingrian-inForms adjectives indicating the material of which something is made; -en
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Ingrian meeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmeelimood
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Ingrian -in →Every word from Ingrian vähä →