Where does “avomies” come from?

avomies (Finnish) comes from Finnish mies, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.

avomies (Finnish): Male partner in a cohabitation; a common-law...

Definitions

  1. Male partner in a cohabitation; a common-law...

Ancestry of “avomies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →
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