Where does “kirvesmiehenkynä” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kirvesmiehenkynä”, step by step

kirvesmiehenkynä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirvesmies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirvesmiescarpenter
2Finnishmiesman; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
4Proto-Finnicmeexes—

via Finnish kynä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynäpencil; pen; quill, hollow shaft
2Proto-Finnickünätrough
3Proto-Finno-Permicküńä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →