Where does “meletoi” come from?
meletoi (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic meelet'oin, from Proto-Finnic -t'oin, from Proto-Uralic -ktama.
meletoi (Veps): crazy, mad, insane; absurd, ridiculous
Definitions
- crazy, mad, insane; absurd, ridiculous
Ancestry of “meletoi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | meelet'oin | senseless, mindless, mad, crazy |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -t'oin | -less |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -ktama | — |