Where does “kymmenmiehinen” come from?

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

kymmenmiehinen (Finnish): ten-man

Definitions

  1. ten-man

Ancestry of “kymmenmiehinen”, step by step

kymmenmiehinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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

via Finnish kymmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkymmenten; decade
2Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →
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