Where does “kosiomies” come from?

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

kosiomies (Finnish): A male who assists another in proposing

Definitions

  1. A male who assists another in proposing

Ancestry of “kosiomies”, step by step

kosiomies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish kosia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkosiato propose to, pop the question
2Proto-Finnickosidakto propose
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →