Where does “hyvänmiehenlisä” come from?

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

hyvänmiehenlisä (Finnish): bonus given to good employees

Definitions

  1. bonus given to good employees

Ancestry of “hyvänmiehenlisä”, step by step

hyvänmiehenlisä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—

via Finnish lisä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlisäaddition, increase, supplement
2Proto-Finniclisäaddition, increase
3Proto-Finno-Permiclisä—

via Finnish hyvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →