Where does “kynämies” come from?

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

kynämies (Finnish): penman

Definitions

  1. penman

Ancestry of “kynämies”, step by step

kynämies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

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